On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM, dysinger <dysin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Also a benefit of being on Git for contrib would mean I don't have to > pull ClojureCLR and other stuff I don't want into my clone. It would > make it less "kitchen junk drawer". > > Another benefit of being on Git is people can fork, fix and send you > pull requests (which you can accept or not at your discretion). It > just encourages easy fork/branch/collaborate. > making the common case easy is important. I like good branching, too, for when you need it, but is it the common case, or does it fly in the face of what we are talking about here? > > On Apr 16, 7:33 am, dysinger <dysin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "There's no way to get fixes without also getting enhancements" ---- > > unless ---- you use a non-linear source control like Git. (please > > switch?) :) > > > > Ok no flames please - but since we have switched to Git nearly 2 years > > ago we have been blessed with it's abilities to keep a stable branch > > "master" and a RC branch "next" going with the freedom to try anything > > in the background (topic branches). Branching is easy, cheap and fun > > and I create a branch for every new bugfix or feature. > > > > It's a thing of beauty and I could never go back to SVN or CVS. I > > would switch to Hg first (badomp bomp *ching*) :) Just my $0.02 > > > > On Apr 16, 6:53 am, Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > - Development process stability > > > > > Currently all new work (fixes and enhancements) occurs in trunk. > > > There's no way to get fixes without also getting enhancements. I think > > > this is the major missing piece in offering stable numbered releases. > > > While I've cut a branch for each of the prior two releases, no one has > > > ever submitted a bugfix patch for either. If people are going to want > > > to work with a particular release version for an extended period of > > > time, someone (other than me) will have to produce patches of (only!) > > > fixes from the trunk for the release branch, and occasionally produce > > > point releases (1.0.x) from that branch. I'd like to continue to do > > > the bulk of my work in trunk, without messing anyone up or forcing > > > everyone to follow along. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
