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List:       openembedded-architecture
Subject:    Re: [Openembedded-architecture] [RFC] stable branch naming scheme
From:       Denys Dmytriyenko <denis () denix ! org>
Date:       2017-11-06 16:43:45
Message-ID: 20171106164345.GQ9221 () denix ! org
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On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 09:20:43AM -0700, akuster808 wrote:
> Hello,
> =

> The problem I hope to solve is that a Maintainer can stage changes in
> any branch in the contrib repos making it difficult for folks to track
> their back port requests. The also makes it harder to automate any kind
> of build automation.
> =

> I would like to propose a contrib naming scheme for the stable release
> branches. I am thinking of the following:
> =

> stable/{version}-next or {special char}_stable/{version}-next.
> =

> =A0=A0 "version" is either the code name or numeric like in bitbake.
> =

> =A0=A0 "special char" would be used to have these branches at the top of =
th
> list, if we wont that.

I like this branch unification!

I know we discussed this at OEDEM and there was some convenience reason giv=
en, =

but can we also standardize on the tree? I.e. openembedded-core-contrib vs. =

poky-contrib?


> We can apply this to all OE / Yocto repos that have stable branch
> maintenance process.
> =

> If we standardize on a naming scheme, We can then document this so
> contributers can monitor their requests more easily. The community can
> see what changes are being backport.=A0 This will enable the possibility
> to automate builds, etc.=A0
> =

> let me know what you think.
> =

> Kind regards,
> =

> Armin
> =

> =

> =

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