El El sáb, abr 4, 2015 a las 6:50 AM, Volker Grabsch <
address@hidden> escribió:
Dear MXE team,
Thanks for the 3 responses so far. Are there any further opinions on
that topic?
Regards,
Volker
Volker Grabsch schrieb:
> Dear MXE team,
>
> I'd like to hear some opinions on the stable branch. It is so
> outdated that I doubt anyone uses it. On the other hand, our website
> still recommends the stable branch. Also, the website itself is
> generated from the stable branch.
>
> So we have to do something about it. I see the following options:
>
>
> 1) Re-establish the testing phases and make regular releases
>
> This is what we always wanted to to, but ran out of people having
> time for that. Open questions:
>
> - Is it worth the effort?
> - Any volunteers?
> - How to we ensure that this will continue reliably?
> - Which interval? (each month, every 3 months, every 6 months)
>
>
> 2) Update the stable branch, but update it automatically
>
> We could create an automated test suite, building upon the tests we
> already have. Each commit triggers a rebuild and runs the tests.
> If it succeeds, stable is fast-forwarded to the current master.
> The website (gh-pages) follows stable as usual. Open questions:
>
> - Is it worth the effort?
> - Any volunteers?
>
>
> 3) Remove the stable branch
>
> Don't mention it in the docs anymore, use only master, and generate
> the website (gh-pages) follows master instead of stable.
>
>
> Opinions and volunteers welcome!
>
>
> Regards,
> Volker
>
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