[dmd-beta] beta branch name

[Brad Roberts]

On 1/24/14 12:37 PM, Andrew Edwards wrote:
> On 1/24/14, 8:47 AM, Andrew Edwards wrote:
>> The branch will be renamed tonight in preparation for building beta 2. I will make this change
>> start building beta 2 at 10:00PM EST (UTC -5) so please ensure the auto tester is not using the
>> release branch in order prevent any complications when it is renamed. Also just to verify that I
>> am not causing any additional issues, the tags (aka version numbers) for the release will be as
>> follows:
>>
>>     2.65.0-b2
>>
> I may not have been all there this morning when I wrote this response. Here's what will be happening:
>
>      1) The "release" branch will be renamed "2.65.0"
>      2) The next tag will be "v2.65.0-b2"
>      3) The beta 1 tag will NOT be renamed.
>
> The one question I have remaining is: Are there any issues with removing the leading zero from the
> minor release number? Should it be 2.065.0 instead?
>
> Hopefully, with the answer to the previous question, this puts an end to all discussions pertaining
> to branching, tags, and naming contentions so we can focus on the things that really matter.

Why not call the branch 2.065, like it was for a while and similar to every other branch and build 
number we've used forever?  It shouldn't contain the trailing .0 as the branch is for the entire 
2.065 series, not just one build.  I'm less concerned with the leading 0 in the second tier, though 
that naming scheme has been used for the entire life of the D project and would only cause problems 
if we somehow get more than 999 releases.  I see no reason to change it.