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1 This file is intended for source package maintainers/distributors.
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3 Before a release is made, a branch for that release must be made. Within
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4 that branch, all files that will be distributed with the particular release
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5 must be generated and added to the repository on that branch. Once the
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6 release is deemed stable and ready for release, the release tag should
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7 be generated from the head of that particular branch. Thus all release
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8 series will have the autotool generated files in the repository.
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10 Any branch not directly intended to be a release need not include the
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11 autotool generated files.
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13 The trunk development stream must not include the autotool generated files
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14 as these are likely to change rapidly and it can cause a great deal of
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15 confusion for little gain.
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17 By including the generated files in the release branches, it is possible
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18 to replicate any problems users of the package may have, including if it
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19 is due to problems with the autotools themselves.
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22 Naming of branches and tags should conform to the following guidlines.
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24 1. any branch leading to a release series must be named as the base revision
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25 of the series. Thus, for a 1.0 release, the branch is called 1.0 and will
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26 contain the results for a 1.0 release, a 1.0.1 release, and so on. If a
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27 sub-release will occur, say under 1.0.1, then a branch named "1.0.1" would
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28 be created and then releases such as 1.0.1.1 would be created. This should
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29 be avoided if at all possible.
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31 2. any tag for a specific release version will be named as the release. So
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32 for a 1.0 release, the name would be "1.0". For version 1.0.1.1, the name
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33 would be "1.0.1.1".
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35 3. branches not associated with a release stream - say for feature development
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36 or what have you should be named sensibly and should be removed when no longer
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37 needed. They must not appear to be version numbers.
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39 4. tags not specifying a release must not look like version numbers
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