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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: rolling stable buildsRe: rolling stable builds
From: Alex Parker <parker.alex.e_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:40:23 +0200 As can be seen from the IRC conversation linked, I'm all for this. For what goes in, I agree with what both Frank and Jonathan have said. As for when we release them, whilst I think they need to be part of the build system so that we can see that they at least build on commits, I think we need someone to make the decision as to when a big enough bug has been fixed/too much time has gone by. They can then produce the builds etc. I don't remember suggesting a certain amount of time as a rule between trunk and branch commits - I think what I did say is that if the committer feels that a pause is a good idea to check no new bugs have been introduced, then the release manager could remind them after a few days, or if e.g. they want to send a patch to the release manager at the same time as they commit, then after a few days the release manager could apply the patch to the branch. I'm just trying to think of ways of having more frequent bug fix releases without overburdening the developers too much. This would of course then allow more leeway in the major release timetable if for some reason we felt a delay was desirable when the time for a major release comes around. In terms of volunteering, I can't help on the back porting side, but I'd be willing to volunteer to act as the release manager - prod people if a fix needs backporting, keeping an eye on when to do a point release, doing release builds etc. Of course this shouldn't all be on the say so of a release manager - anyone can pipe up and say that e.g. a fix they have just committed is worthy of a point release :) I do think this would be a good thing - lots and lots of people prefer to use a stable release (even if it is only stable in name!), and this would go someway to help fixing the current situation where the choice is either to be a few months out of date, or to use the bleeding edge current build. Alex Received on 2010-10-18 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |