Okay, maybe I wasn't clear enough. :-) RFC:
Create a role account on svn-qavm.apache.org and have it run backport.pl once a day, at 4am UTC, _and commit the resulting merges_. Impact on the backport process: - The RM still needs to verify that STATUS is empty before rolling a tarball. - STATUS entries will need to adhere to the current syntax. - Approved STATUS entries that are not to be auto-merged will need to be designated as such. Error handling: - post-commit emails allow us to review the merges that are committed. - Stefan has root on svn-qavm and he's agreed to help by turning the cron off if it acts up. - Beyond that it's just debugging :)