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Re: [platform-swt-dev] Repo frozen until?
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leo Ufimtsev" <lufimtse@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eclipse Platform SWT component developers list." <platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, 4 June, 2016 12:16:54 AM
> Subject: [platform-swt-dev] Repo frozen until?
>
> Hello,
>
> 1) Just to clarify:
> We're in the release cycle and at the moment, for SWT, no patches are merged
> into "Master" (unless there is good reason). I.e, master is 'frozen'.
>
> Will it become unfrozen on June 23rd (after release on 22nd June*1), or will
> it be unfrozen sooner?
Later than June 23rd probably. There will be mail.
>
> 2) Also:
> Afaik there is no 'nightly-dev' branch where we can continue to merge patches
> or anything like that?
> If not, it's sort of a bit productivity breaker to have the repo frozen for a
> month at a time during releases as lots of patches stack up just waiting
> there.
> Is there a reason why we don't have a nightly-dev branch that can be used
> during release cycle (and merged into master after the release), i.e is the
> idea that we should use master and stabilise it or is it something that no
> one got around to setting up?
Yes, the reason is simple - the releng process is really fragile and investments in releng
are not done by anyone.
>
> Thank you
>
> *1: https://wiki.eclipse.org/Category:Neon
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> Leo Ufimtsev | Software Engineer @ Red Hat
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