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Re: Ports status for 2.11 (was: Re: Will the alpha port be usable for 2.11?)
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Joseph S. Myers
> <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 8 Nov 2009, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> >
> >> I'm about to mark #4457 as fixed on trunk, but needed on glibc_2.11,
> >> who is the branch maintainer for glibc_2.11?
> >
> > I am presuming that when 2.11 branches it will do so based on current
> > master (not on the 2.11 tag) and so all fixes checked in to libc so far
> > will be on 2.11 branch.
>
> What purpose does the 2.11 tag serve if the branch isn't made from that tag?
The same purpose or lack thereof of any release. glibc has for a long
time followed the practice of making a release from trunk and branching
some time after the release, from a later trunk point, rather than making
the release also serve as the branchpoint. You could also branch at the
release point, or before the release point.
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Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com