Re: names of distribution-branches in the git repository
On 20-11-2010, Ralf Treinen <treinen@free.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> these days we are (or ar least we should be) mostly using the experimental
> distribution for uploads. In that case it seems reasonable to put
> modifications on a git branch that is specific to that distribution.
> This of course also applies to other branches, like for backporting.
>
> It would be nice if we could agree on canonical names for these branches
> in the git repository. Personally, I have been using "master-experimental",
> which is a PITA to type, but I also have seen "experimetal" which is
> probably less acurate but much more convenient.
>
> I suggest that we add to the dom packaging reference that branches intended
> for primary release into a distribution should be named like that
> distribution, that is experimental, squeeze, whatever-backport, etc, with
> the exception that the branch for sid is called master. Does that sound
> reasonable?
>
> In that case I would also suggest that dom-git-checkout also pulls the
> experimental branch when it exists.
>
I agree on everything, but would vote for the "experimental" name. My
reason: you won't have upstream-experimental or
pristine-tar-experimental.
Regards,
Sylvain Le Gall
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