On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:07 AM, Laurynas Biveinis <laurynas.bivei...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all - > > All the patches from gc-improv merge have been approved. Due to the > scope of the changes, the merge will need trunk freeze. Thus I am > planning to do it next Tuesday, at 7am CEST. The freeze should last > about 2-3 hours. > > Alternatively I could also do the merge tomorrow at the same time, but > I cannot give the 48h notice then. So unless I get a green light for > tomorrow's merge, the next Tuesday it is. > > Here is the overview of the branch: > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2010-04/msg00414.html
Major merges should not freeze the trunk for hours but for a day. We should ensure that the trunk is quiescent before the merge and allow other developers to update and test before intermixing other patches. Thanks, David
