On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 5:25 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes: >> Somewhat related is how we name the git branches. It would help me from >> a buildfarm POV if we kept lexically them sortable, which could be done >> at least for the next 90 major releases :-) by adding an underscore >> after the REL piece, thus: REL_10_STABLE. I realise that's a way off, >> but it's worth bringing up while we're discussing the topic. > > Hmm, sounds a bit C-locale-centric, but I have no objection to inserting > an underscore there if it seems helpful. > > What I thought would be worth discussing is whether to continue using the > "_STABLE" suffix. It seems rather like a noise word for our purposes. > OTOH, dropping it might be a headache for scripts that deal with branch > names --- any thoughts?
I would have thought that REL10_STABLE is the best balance between what we have now and the future numbering system. -- Michael -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
