[GRASS-dev] GRASS 6.4.0 release branch forthcoming oops

[Helena Mitasova]

On Oct 21, 2008, at 9:20 PM, Helena Mitasova wrote:

>
> On Oct 21, 2008, at 7:39 PM, Hamish wrote:
>
>> Markus wrote:
>>>> let me suggest to create the GRASS 6.4.0 release branch the next
>>>> days
>>
>> Paul:
>>> I agree - but do we need to create a release branch in advance of  
>>> the
>>> release? Any development in the 6.4 branch at present is intended  
>>> for
>>> the 6.4.0 release anyway; it's not as if we need to branch off the
>>> release to allow development to continue in the devel branch, as all
>>> new development is going on in trunk.
>>>
>>> I think to avoid having three separate branches (6.4 dev, 6.4  
>>> release
>>> and 7.0 dev/trunk) it would be best to only create the release
>>> branch immediately before 6.4.0 is tagged.
>>
>> I think Paul is right, create 6.4.0 release branch moments before  
>> 6.4.0rc1,
>> otherwise there is more backporting to do, which is a pain.
>>
>> or is the idea to release rc1 in the next days?
>
> I think that is the idea. It took 6 months to get from 6.3RC1 to  
> 6.3 release,
> so if we would like to see GRASS64 out by the end of the year the  
> 6.3RC1

oops - I meant GASS64RC1

> is overdue by now. It would be much simpler if we had only GRASS64  
> and GRASS7 -
> currently there is 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 7 on the download site.
>
> Helena
>
>>
>>
>>
>> I had some things I wanted to get done before 6.4.0-final, I added/
>> commented on a couple in the trac system yesterday, and I'll add a  
>> few
>> more as I can remember them ;)
>>
>>
>> Hamish
>>
>>
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