Message ID | ae6f4bc68574bb381997870514b55681d418b887.1619459511.git.leo@famulari.name |
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State | Accepted |
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Series | [bug#48041] doc: Clarify the utility of the development branches. | expand |
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Leo Famulari schreef op ma 26-04-2021 om 13:51 [-0400]: > +(say, @code{gnome-updates}). This branch is not expected to be > +buildable or usable until late in the development process. > +6 months or so. This branch is not expected to be buildable or usable > +until late in the development process. /me approves For the historical record, the corresponding IRC log is at <http://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2021-04-26.log#194041> Greetings, Maxime.
On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 09:48:42PM +0200, Maxime Devos wrote: > Leo Famulari schreef op ma 26-04-2021 om 13:51 [-0400]: > > +(say, @code{gnome-updates}). This branch is not expected to be > > +buildable or usable until late in the development process. > > +6 months or so. This branch is not expected to be buildable or usable > > +until late in the development process. > > /me approves Alright, pushed as 4de688738ce802056dadd6f785c7bdb3407dc768
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index d5025dd189..f28a502338 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1080,12 +1080,14 @@ rebuilding induced, commits go to different branches, along these lines: @code{staging} branch (non-disruptive changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every 6 weeks or so. Topical changes (e.g., an update of the GNOME stack) can instead go to a specific branch -(say, @code{gnome-updates}). +(say, @code{gnome-updates}). This branch is not expected to be +buildable or usable until late in the development process. @item more than 1,800 dependent packages @code{core-updates} branch (may include major and potentially disruptive changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every -6 months or so. +6 months or so. This branch is not expected to be buildable or usable +until late in the development process. @end table All these branches are @uref{@value{SUBSTITUTE-URL},