[Mingw-cross-env-list] Retired the stable branch

[Volker Grabsch]

Dear MXE team,

Thanks a lot for the discussion.  We have a pretty clear picture here:

- Nobody voted for option 1).
- Option 2) was preferred by some, but no volunteers were found.
- Option 3) is the way to go.

So I hereby retire the stable branch!

    https://github.com/mxe/mxe/commit/dde74e19cfa6210df7b14bbbef9bf1e4e3869c45

I also updated the documentation.  Please have a look at the new
history entry and feel free to correct any mistakes:

    http://mxe.cc/#history

To all committers (the core team), please adjust your .git/config
so that every push to "master" is also pushed to "gh-pages":

    http://mxe.cc/#committers


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 outdated that I doubt anyone uses it.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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