From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Checkout the sources for the release branch Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 12:15:29 +0200 Message-ID: <86y7jea5oe.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <4654BBC8.7010201@gmail.com> <4654C2CF.1060402@gnu.org> <4654C5AA.9000204@gmail.com> <4654CC27.3000908@gmail.com> <87odkbunni.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4654CF9B.40309@gmail.com> <4654D337.8070602@gnu.org> <4654D44C.2000303@gmail.com> <4654D643.70107@gnu.org> <4654D8EC.5080802@gmail.com> <86odkabtlb.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <465563EB.9070400@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1180001739 31646 80.91.229.12 (24 May 2007 10:15:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 10:15:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Devel To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 24 12:15:35 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 1HrAM3-0001cn-23 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 12:15:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HrAM5-0002tv-ED for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 06:15:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HrAM2-0002sd-2m for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 06:15:34 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HrALz-0002nD-E5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 06:15:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HrALz-0002n1-9h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 06:15:31 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HrALy-0006se-Sv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 06:15:31 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA31717 for ; Thu, 24 May 2007 12:15:26 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 17334 invoked from network); 24 May 2007 10:15:29 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 24 May 2007 10:15:29 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id AD3298F9E0; Thu, 24 May 2007 12:15:29 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <465563EB.9070400@gmail.com> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Thu\, 24 May 2007 12\:07\:39 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.51 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:71713 Archived-At: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" writes: > David Kastrup wrote: >> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" writes: >> >>> Jason Rumney wrote: >>>> Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote: >>>>> The information about EMACS_22_BASE is specific to Emacs. Where would >>>>> you suggest to put that information? >>>>> >>>> It is probably useful to list the active branches somewhere, but that is >>>> a different matter than handholding users through the exact CVS commands >>>> to use in every circumstance. >>> I do not think there is anything wrong with handholding per se as long >>> as it does not lead to cluttering of the information. >>> >>> I think the way that saves most time should be used. And then the >>> normal thinking may apply: there are probably many times more readers >>> than writers. (And many of them can potentially be helpful with >>> Emacs.) >> >> People who want to be helpful in pretesting should get the pretest >> tarballs. That's what they are for. >> >> People who use CVS can be expected to acquire a minimum of knowledge >> for that. > > And how should they get that? Manuals exist. I see no point whatsoever in starting a tutorial about CVS branches on the Emacs web page. And I see little reason to act surprised that without doing anything, one will continue to update to trunk instead of EMACS_22_BASE or any other branch. -- David Kastrup