From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: changes in r112843 Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:33 -0400 Message-ID: <8bvc5tlqpa.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1370367641 31074 80.91.229.3 (4 Jun 2013 17:40:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:40:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: xfq Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 04 19:40:42 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDu-0008Ra-27 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:40:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35165 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDt-0001tV-Ew for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:41 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33329) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDp-0001tJ-2X for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:38 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDn-0001k5-2J for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:36 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:45876) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDm-0001k1-Ua for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:34 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UjvDl-0002BO-DJ; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:33 -0400 X-Spook: Centro AGT. AMME Afghanistan analyzer sweep South Africa X-Ran: |+R(,}YEn!cL6(.O@lbsZ~U=7njR6+GO5Z1eB~*<[ List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:160081 Archived-At: *** doc/emacs/maintaining.texi 2013-05-30 09:27:55 +0000 --- doc/emacs/maintaining.texi 2013-06-02 11:56:39 +0000 *************** *** 1266,1275 **** @cindex branch (version control) One use of version control is to support multiple independent lines ! of development, which are called @dfn{branches}. Branches are used ! for maintaining separate ``stable'' and ``development'' versions of a ! program, and for developing unrelated features in isolation from one ! another. VC's support for branch operations is currently fairly limited. For decentralized version control systems, it provides commands for --- 1267,1282 ---- @cindex branch (version control) One use of version control is to support multiple independent lines ! of development, which are called @dfn{branches}. Branches allow for ! parts of software to be developed in parallel. Large projects require ! many roles to be filled, including developers, build managers, and ! quality assurance personnel. Further, multiple releases on different ! operating system platforms may have to be maintained. Branches allow ! contributors to isolate changes without destabilizing the codebase, ! for example, fixes for bugs, new features, and versions ! integration. These changes may be later merged (resynchronized) after ! testing. The new text is copied verbatim from Wikipedia. Please just remove it, since (IMO) the Emacs manual does not need to explain every possible reason why people might want to use branches.