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Re: Next release from master
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
Re: Next release from master |
Date: |
Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:38:49 +1100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>>> How should we know/decide if something is intended for 26.1 or for 25.2?
>> An excellent question. 25.x should not change APIs, without compelling
>> reason;
>> adding new functionality might be OK, but depends on the scope. The best
>> rule
>> of thumb is: when in doubt, ask here.
>
> IOW, "master" is not really open for changes?
I think this is all kinda confusing. In the past, we've had one release
branch (currently emacs-25) and one branch for development (of "normal",
uncontroversial features). I think that worked very well. If we're now
to be in a tripartite world of
release-branch/kinda-sorta-next-release-branch-which-is-called-master/new-feature-branch
world, that's both unusual and I would give us virtually no testing of
new-feature-branch (since most developers just live on "master").
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