I think this is a good idea. Patches are ok for small changes, but you
can't include binary files (like images) in them.
If no one objects to Mark's plan I will create the feature branch later
this week or this weekend. Mark, you are also free to create it sooner
if you want :)
Mark Phippard wrote:
> I have been having a discussion offline with Brock about a change he
> committed which isn't very compatible with Eclipse 3.0. For now, I think
> we have agreed to back out the change.
>
> I propose we create a folder inside "branches" called "features". There
> could then be sub-folders called Subclipse, svnAnt etc.. Inside those
> folders, we can create feature branches to implement a feature that is
> specific to an Eclipse or Subversion version . I think we could be loose
> in how we deal with these, but I would recommend that we try to keep them
> limited to a specific feature so that we can easily merge them to trunk
> later.
>
> For example, create the branch @ HEAD. Commit your changes, and then never
> touch the branch again. Do not keep it up to date with trunk.
>
> When we merge it to trunk we can delete the feature branch.
>
> It seems like this would be a good way to take advantage of Subversion
> repository features.
>
> Comments? I would be happy to set this up, or Brock can just do it for
> this change.
>
> Brock, I would suggest backing your change out of trunk and commit it.
> Then create the branch. Then commit to the branch. That would make it
> easiest to merge later.
>
> Mark
>
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Received on Tue Oct 18 19:22:19 2005