[dmd-beta] beta branch name

[Brad Anderson]

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Михаил Страшун <public at dicebot.lv> wrote:

> I see no simplification in calling release branch "release" over using
> versioned name. Merging it back and deleting is right thing to do but there
> is a benefit in keeping names unambiguous in terms of pure communication.
>
> We have yet to read Andrew feedback about how cumbersome will be resolving
> conflicts upon branch merge to master with such approach. I will reserve my
> judgement until then ;)
>
>
>
The naming isn't really part of the simplification.  I just used "release"
because it's what I'm familiar with (because it's part of Git Flow[1] which
I use regularly).  What it's called doesn't matter too much to me (I can't
speak for Andrew though).

The simplification comes mostly from making one person responsible for the
release branch instead of trying to get everyone to follow the process.
This makes Andrew's job one of herding commits rather than herding people
(the former is significantly easier in my experience).

I do think deleting the release branch when the release is done keeps
things simpler and much more tidy but if that's going to cause big problems
for the AutoTester that may not be worth it since the AutoTester is
absolutely essential.

1. http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
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