sorry: this suggestion - a full tagging of an entire project - was a
mistake.
i repeat, i am NOT advocating that the use of branching like this is a
good idea. in fact, it is an extremely dangerous one. imo.
luke
On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Greg Stein wrote:
>
> > I don't think it has anything to do with mechanics, nor will throwing more
> > process at the problem fix it. (more process will simply bog down what we
> > can accomplish)
>
> ...? if nothing else:
>
> cd apr
> cvs tag -b apr_dev [needs recursive option]
>
> cd ..
> mkdir apr_dev; cd !$
> cvs co -r apr_dev apr
>
> cd ..
>
> mkdir httpd_combined; cd !$
> cvs co httpd
> rm -fr apr
> mv ../apr_dev apr
>
> this assumes that the apr library is in httpd/apr, which it probably
> isn't, it's probably in httpd/src.
>
> the same process applies to if you want to use the version of apr that's
> already in httpd, except you do:
>
> rm -fr httpd/apr
> cvs co -r apr_dev httpd/apr
>
>
> > No... the problem is about perception. The rate of change recently has just
> > been quite high. It just isn't very conceivable to make a release in that
> > environment.
>
> ...
>
> ah, that's different.
>
> _however_ :) once you _get_ to the point where cvs main is
> always-releasable, then using this multi-tag process could help make cvs
> main _remain_ always-releasable.
>
> for, as you described - some significant modifications to mod_include
> could be done in a dev_mod_include_rewrite tag, and only when completed
> are they cvs merged into cvs main.
>
> surely that's not too much process to cause more pain than the benefits
> are worth, neh?
>
> *shrug* :)
>
> luke
>
> ----- Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
>
> "i want a world of dreams, run by near-sighted visionaries"
> "good. that's them sorted out. now, on _this_ world..."
>
>
----- Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
"i want a world of dreams, run by near-sighted visionaries"
"good. that's them sorted out. now, on _this_ world..."
