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Subject: [geda-user] unstable_master branch
From: "Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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This got discussed previously and there didn't seem to be any major
opposition, so I'd like to elevate it to formal proposal.

The idea is to have a branch where we merge new work, allowing devs to
test each others branches more easily and automatically and work off
their own branches without having to juggle things between branches,
while still maintaining master in a release-ready state.

How it should work (IMO):

1.  same people in charge of merging into it.  They have a long
history of project stewardship and this isn't intended as an end-run
around their authority

2.  about the same criteria for merge as now, maybe only a little bit
more aggressive and trusting of individual devs.  devs should
understand that a merge into unstable_master isn't a free pass into
master: in fact if it causes trouble in unstable_master the odds of
getting into master go down, not up.

3.  Working things are eventually merged into master in the same order
they were applied to unstable_master.

4.  always merge, never rebase.  This makes 3 much easier and
preserves an accurate history.  In the past there's been an
inclination to rebase, but it's not really needed for a project of pcb
size.  Peter Clifton indicated that after consultation with another
long-standing dev who favored merge, he would support merging
everything, even trivial branches.

Britton