[dpdk-dev] development/integration branch?
Stephen Hemminger
stephen at networkplumber.org
Tue Oct 21 15:01:58 CEST 2014
On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:14:43 +0200
Marc Sune <marc.sune at bisdn.de> wrote:
> On 21/10/14 10:46, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > My balance is different because I have a simpler solution for Marc's problem:
> > git fetch && git merge $(git tag | grep -v -- -rc | tail -n1)
> Thomas,
>
> We all know we _can_ do this. But is it really necessary? We should be
> all as lazy as possible and make it easy for users IMHO. `git pull` is
> easier :)
>
> I don't see any drawback of using a development branch, except if you
> consider the extra push to master per release a drawback.
>
> Also think about new users downloading the repo for the first time. They
> are forced to do this right now if they want to checkout the latest stable.
>
> marc
For most project master is the development branch and where patches
should be targeted.
If you want stable branch, then either use releases or volunteer to
maintain a "master-stable" branch.
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