[U-Boot-Users] Please pull u-boot-mpc83xx.git mpc83xx branch into testing

[Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@freescale.com>]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:52:29 +0200
Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> wrote:

> In message <20070924161309.9f14b16e.kim.phillips@freescale.com> you wrote:
> >
> > > There is no merge window open at the moment.
> > > 
> > ok, let me understand how you want this to work.
> > 
> > my original intent was for you to pull 837x support into your /testing/
> > tree so that gcl's mass-rename scripts could do their magic on the 837x
> > board port too.
> 
> No, that will not work. You would move Grant's base under his feet.

this goes both ways.  True, Grant's work is more intrusive, but that
just means that all work that is or can be affected by it be staged in
a single common tree.  My understanding is you have designated the
-testing tree for this particular purpose.

> > but it sounds like you want me to hold on to new 83xx boards/features
> > until you make a final (non-rc) release?  Sounds like I should be
> > asking gcl to share his scripts then.
> 
> No again. Please just wait until we have a somehwat  stable  base  in
> testing,  and Grant has applied his patches there. Then use *this* as
> base for any new submissions, which you then should post in the merge
> window.

It sounds like you're suggesting everyone halt all new development
indefinitely.  Please clarify.

Kim