Brother,
Myself, I am just starting to learn git.
I agree that the the master (default) branch should be the
release channel. I think it would be easier for people
unfamiliar with git (I know how it feels).
I agree that the dev version should be on it's own branch,
and that as a (somewhat potential) developer, this would not
cause me a problem.
This way, the default branch would basically hold the
version history and anyone who wants the main version can
more easily find what they are looking for.
Of course, that's my invaluable 2 cents...
On 3/15/2015 1:44 PM, Br. Samuel Springuel wrote:
Henry's post mentioned that master is the default branch
in git. That got me thinking that if we put the official
releases on their own branches, then the user would have
to specifically check out that branch to install. That's
an extra step for users who may not be really comfortable
with git (or on the command line). Despite the fact that
it's more complicated, perhaps something more like the
following would be better:
- master: all releases are on this branch, tagged
appropriately. The only changes made specifically on this
branch are bug fixes which affect the most recent stable
version.
- develop: all code changes are merged to this branch. It
represents the cutting edge of development.
When we decide we're going to make a release, we make a
new branch for the beta (kind of like I suggested in what
Élie quoted). Once we're ready to go official, then this
branch is merged into master and we tag the master with
the new release number. The beta branch would then be
deleted (not the commit history, just the branch identifier).
This is a bit more complicated (two long lived branches
instead of one), but it eliminates the need to check out a
branch to install the stable version after a git clone
command. Would that make life easier for you, the users?
If you were a potential (or current) developer, would this
level of complication intimidate you?
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(R. Padraic Springuel)
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