Isn't this exactly what we did for 4.1? On 8/11/05, John Mugler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd be ameniable to this. I think it'll work if we are smart about when we > do the branch. > > -- John > > On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Jeff Squyres wrote: > > > Might I resurrect a suggestion from Benoit from a long time ago? > > > > When the code is frozen, how about branching? That is, branch the trunk to > > a > > 4.2 branch, where all stabilization can occur -- effect the freeze by > > creating a branch. > > > > We have been doing this with Open MPI with great success, for example > > (merging is still a bit of an effort, but *significantly* easier than with > > CVS, and quite manageable once you get the zen of it). > > > > This also allows the trunk to stay open -- there are several things that > > didn't make it into 4.2 that need continued work, etc. This way, that work > > doesn't need to wait (if people have the cycles, of course). > > > > Just an idea... > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel >
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