[haiku-development] Re: The r1alpha4 branch
- From: Niels Sascha Reedijk <niels.reedijk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:22:02 +0200
Hi,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Oliver Tappe <zooey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I was wondering whether we should also branch hrev tagging. Perhaps in
>> > the form of hrevXXXXX.Y where X is the branchpoint and Y is the
>> > incrementing counter. This will create more clarity in terms of
>> > linearity of change sets. I don't know whether the current repository
>> > script will allow for it though.
>>
>> I imagine it could be modified. I've taken a look at the script, but I
>> don't really know Perl, so I wouldn't be the one to make this change
>> if we do indeed want it. I can wait until Oliver responds before
>> making the branch.
>
> If we reach consensus on it, I can surely do that change. Although I'm not
> convinced yet that branching the tags is a good idea :-)
I am also unsure on whether it is a good idea, but I always found it a
weakness in Subversion that the linear line of revision numbers
basically 'broke' when it came to branches. An alternative could
always be, of course, to not put hrev tags on any r1alpha4 commit.
N>
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