-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/20/2014 12:33 PM, Rohit Yadav wrote: > Hi, > > Background: > > Whenever we start on a new release and cut its release branch, for > example 4.5 branch, we add the -SNAPSHOT string to the version > string in pom.xmls, debian/changelog and elsewhere. Just this mere > action adds a divergence between release and master branches and > between two minor releases as well. Also, we have seen build issue > that come up just because someone forgot to add or remove -SNAPSHOT > or .snapshot in debian/ or packaging. The other issue is > historically we keep release tags on the release branches, by doing > this it makes it easy to find commits and follow the git history. > By doing a separate RC branch and then tagging on it is alright, > you can still do a git fetch and git checkout <tag> but it break > the historic convention. > > > So, please share your views on the follow proposal that try to add > simple changes: > > 1. Remove -SNAPSHOT suffix (and its lower/other case variants) from > the source code, just change to next version and keep working on > it; we don’ have to fix build systems often. > > 2. In future keep release tags on major release branch (for > example, 4.3.0, 4.3.1 both on 4.3 branch) >
+1 from my side. It breaks the Debian/Ubuntu packaging quite often and I don't see any benefit from the -SNAPSHOT versioning. Wido > > > Regards, Rohit Yadav Software Architect, ShapeBlue M. +91 88 262 > 30892 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: > @_bhaisaab > > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related > services > > IaaS Cloud Design & > Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> CSForge – > rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> > CloudStack > Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> CloudStack > Infrastructure > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training > Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is > addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or > related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, > nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a > company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India > LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under > license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is > a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from > Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by The > Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape > Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUROViAAoJEAGbWC3bPspCMjQP/Rk+vUQzqLuuvuBNJsxTDmvA qSunDElNH/FlNauLPjBI4yFN/0U5fF0wyNo1TT9DKvEXqC8CLVedabw6AnXiB5M7 Tq4H/pcGk5wy7SiO/ujbWqybfFTETfqSFsx8da6t2liGLU7xpqRF7mY2qJYee+Fl 5nayH6qUlmSVWYJQIZ814VsExmflPwrM86KdcB7spK7b/FHVns14PdpDxWVPSKYu DA1cIPw6d+juYhsiz4jOErwc4EoftjgKvxq3Pqeg94CIe7mn5CY+Rj83Golnbw7x NdWWsztCMne1LuKKDn1WFwmqCurt/QxwtDHmkF329QYDZ3ChMkotiDdjBBIKN026 eXm3ZIj2SNyUA73OlVK5av+2ivEJ4E10LP5/GmToTLi9buzJWcx+Q7XqbIRZMOOO H4Sv97ww3WgooIPGxKdxB68sgVxbVsSHzYwereWM8LPjQatQL2FKuqmW/I8rSIcT O/3IrbmsPJhIAVeBKkpVVASmABp52vm3aCXWkFD8muqHcYGjkxiECusLfTFkkxt6 mfulKCsDSh07BBGG7Mb+xru+q9uEn45J5F+FbvpOpe0lOOlrrzyk2oBd2Imm8KeF kMk403f236zML73sKL3zapLWfaNy+itsVHSNR1vSbB73+OKUWCpvOao/lyQ0rNk1 HMaANeRqibyJA+FHajZr =CNBu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
