Re: [RFC] Merging testsuite-work into master

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 12/23/2011 11:17 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> HI Jim.
> 
> On 12/23/2011 11:04 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>> Any objection to the idea of finally merging the testsuite-work branch back
>>> into master?
>>
>> No objection at all.  Please do.
>>
> I'll still wait a couple of days to give Peter and Ralf a chance to chime in,
> if they want to.
> 
> Thanks,
>   Stefano
>
No further objection, so I've proceeded with the merge, and pushed.

Thanks,
  Stefano

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commit 6568eaae2dd2ca448fb2f499e2653d494f57c0a5
Merge: e335107 a3f66de
Author:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Mon Dec 26 22:49:22 2011 +0100
Commit:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
CommitDate: Mon Dec 26 22:49:22 2011 +0100

    Merge branch 'testsuite-work' into master

    At last!

    Keeping the `master' and `testsuite-work' separated was becoming
    quite artificial, since there is no way we are going to release
    a 1.12 version of Automake that doesn't include the support for
    the TAP test protocol and for user-defined test drivers -- which
    are all implemented into the testsuite-work branch.

    Moreover, keeping those two branches separated was causing more
    maintenance and double-checking work than were warranted, was
    making the automake git repository even more contorted, and, on
    the top of all that, was actually *reducing coverage* by making
    all the important changes in testsuite-work less visible (less
    on-field testing by developers that routinely use bleeding edge
    versions, less automated testing by services like Hydra/NixOS,
    et cetera).