[webkit-dev] Branch Plan

[Matt Lilek]

On 10/10/07, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
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>  On Oct 10, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Timothy Hatcher wrote:
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>  Having "branch" in the name is redundant. I propose branches/safari-3.
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> On the one hand, you're right that it's redundant. On the other hand,
> -having branch there makes it easier to talk about. We're more likely to say
> "let's merge this change to the safari 3 branch" than "let's merge this
> change to branches slash safari 3". Similarly it would have been a bit weird
> for feature-branch to just be called branches/feature. I'm not dead set on
> this but currentlly I like having -branch at the end a bit better.
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>  - Maciej
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>  On Oct 10, 2007, at 3:47 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
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> Create branches/safari-3-branch/ from trunk/.
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Perhaps "safari-3-branch" could be named "safari-3-apple" and then have an
identical "safari-3-public" or "safari-3-ports" branch.  This way all the
branching would happen in one fell swoop and all the porters are on the same
page as to which branches are which and such.
Just my two cents.

- Matt
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