On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 01:33:35PM +0200, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto wrote: > > To summarize an IRC discussion we had: > > > > 1) Changes should be made on the trunk, and *merged* onto > > branches/4.3.0/sid. > > Exactly (see note below for unmerge). > > > 2) Any committer can merge a change from trunk to branches/4.3.0/sid, > > *BUT* the commit message needs to indicate who tested the change set > > (and on what hardware, if applicable). > > Please for everybody try to be as verbose as you can. Better one line of > log more than one less. I concur with this. If a commit message is too long, it can always be edited later with "svn pe --revprov -r $REV svn:log $REPO". > > 3) The release manager has the right to unmerge any change as unsuitable > > for release. > > I would rather prefer to speed up both the process of merge/unmerge. After > you committed into trunk, the commit log will show up in the mailing list. > If noone objects to it within 48 hours, you are allowed to merge. Okay. In that case I suggest that any commits not intended for merge to branches/4.3.0/sid sooner rather than later be kept *off* the trunk and done on a different branch altogether. > As RM i don't want to introduce any technical delay on your work. If we > disagree on a certain operation/patch/merge the same person that commit > the change will revert it. It is easier, faster and cleaner imho. Sounds good. > > 4) The release manager should decide on release goals. To do this, I > > suggest using the debian/TODO file; create a header for 4.3.0-8 and > > stick whatever items in it you think need to be done. However, if > > you have a better idea for documenting the release goals, go for it. > > It is fine with me. Let's put out -8 at your discrection since i am still > in the mess of moving around and it would be exrtmely stupid for me to > delay anything from the beginning. From -9 we will go as i suggested in > the other mail. bi-weekly release or 10 bugs to close (with flexibility > and so on....) We've spoken in IRC since then and I agree with scheduling -8 for the end of next week; sooner if circumstances warrant. > > Over the next couple of days, I'll try and provide some examples of 1) > > and 2) with some of the several changes pending on the trunk. You can > > provide the example of 4), and of 3) if you really need to. :) > > Perfect :-) Things got hellish for me at work this week, so I will try to provide these examples over the weekend. > PS I am back moving boxes and painting walls... ;) Heh, I hope you're not allergic to paint. :) -- G. Branden Robinson | Life is what happens to you while Debian GNU/Linux | you're busy making other plans. branden@debian.org | -- John Lennon http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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