Re: release-2010.12 branch ready for testing

[Tom Rini <tom_rini@mentor.com>]

On 11/19/2010 03:34 AM, Koen Kooi wrote:
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> On 18-11-10 22:27, Khem Raj wrote:
>> Hello all,
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>> The work branch for upcoming 2010.12 release has been created.
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> Why was this created? We were *very* clear at OEDEM that there would be
> no branch, only a tag.
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> Why was this changed? I only see some vague handwaving from the TSC
> (well, from Phil, saying it was the TSC) who didn't consult the OE
> developers at all.
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> The whole point of releases was that they are based of a tag from .dev,
> not some random branch. Again, why was that changed?

At least for making a release tag exist, if we can't have a freeze on 
.dev (or otherwise an agreement that .dev should focus on making the 
testing packages build and work, over new work) making a temporary 
branch to cherry-pick into seems to be the next possible solution. 
Otherwise the release tag is just another testing tag...

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Tom Rini
Mentor Graphics Corporation