[dmd-beta] beta branch name

[Andrew Edwards]

On 1/24/14, 4:34 PM, Brad Roberts wrote:
> 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.
You got it. Lets put this horse to bed. 2.065 it is.