From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Pre-release commit etiquette Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:04:49 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177646699 19046 80.91.229.12 (27 Apr 2007 04:04:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:04:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: JD Smith , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 27 06:04:57 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HhHhZ-0002a2-94 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:04:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HhHnN-0001vG-1s for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:10:57 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HhHnK-0001ts-Ja for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:10:54 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HhHnI-0001rB-5Z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:10:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HhHnH-0001r8-V3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:10:51 -0400 Original-Received: from tomts43.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.110] helo=tomts43-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HhHhS-0004JR-GJ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:04:50 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([70.53.194.22]) by tomts43-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20070427040449.OFXQ1646.tomts43-srv.bellnexxia.net@pastel.home>; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:04:49 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 56A7A8070; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:04:49 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Miles Bader's message of "Fri\, 27 Apr 2007 10\:55\:52 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.97 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:70215 Archived-At: >>> You should install it in the trunk, and install it in the Emacs 22 branch >>> if it should go in that branch. >> >> Would it be possible to create an Arch branch for EMACS_21_BASE and >> automatically merge things *from* that branch to the trunk? > EMACS_21_BASE > ^ ??? Huh! I think I meant EMACS_22_BASE ;-) > I was sort of holding off an arch branch for the release branch, as the > CVS release branch seemed a bit screwed up (I was waiting to see if > things were going to change or something). OK, thanks. My take on changing the branch is: too late! The only real problem with it is the _BASE suffix instead of _RC. It's really not that big of a deal. Better live with it than waste time trying to fix it (and risk screwing things up). Stefan