I like this idea to have a special nightly build for releases during the release process. It seems to me that it should simplify the process all around.
Harbs On Nov 4, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: >> >>> I'd go (and will go) one further, and use nightlies during this phase. >> >> How would that be possible given nightly are off the develop branch not a >> release branch. Other people may check stuff into develop that we don't >> want in the release under consideration. Also currently there are no >> nightly of Tour De Flex and I'm not sure if we want to create a binary >> nightly for it (given it size). May make more sense for other Flex sub >> projects however. >> > > That was very selective quoting ... I clearly state "the latest HEAD from > the release branch." > > It takes very little effort for the release manager to set up a copy of the > build of the develop branch and point it to the release branch. I already > prepared the jobs for the 4.14 release and it certainly didn't take me as > long as it would to prepare an RC. Moreover, you have to do this only once, > you can re-use that same build job for future releases, simply by pointing > it to the current release branch. > > EdB > > > > -- > Ix Multimedia Software > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > 3521 VB Utrecht > > T. 06-51952295 > I. www.ixsoftware.nl
