[Opensim-dev] Status of presence refactor?

[diva at metaverseink.com]

+1

Mic Bowman wrote:
> Can I make one request... Can we tag the current master as 0.6.9 (or 
> something) prior to the merge?
> --mic
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM, <diva at metaverseink.com 
> <mailto:diva at metaverseink.com>> wrote:
> 
>     We can, by this order:
>     1) merge presence-refactor into master
>     2) create a sop-refactor branch from master immediately after
>     3) create a 0.7 branch some time later
> 
>     I would like to propose that the sop refactoring work be done in a
>     branch rather than in the master branch, similar to what we did for the
>     services refactoring. It works pretty well -- gives the refactoring devs
>     peace of mind to leave things unstable and isolates the master branch
>     from prolonged instability.
> 
>     Also, are there any suggestions for Adam before he starts doing this? He
>     sent out a document some time ago, but there wasn't a lot of feedback or
>     discussion. Are there any alternatives or wishes for his proposed work?
> 
>     Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>      > Frisby, Adam wrote:
>      >> I would like to start the SOP refactor fairly soon - what if
>     once 0.7 is tagged for the RC process; I go and and make a new
>     branch; we can sic testers on the presence-branch, while dev happens
>     on the branch I tag?
>      >
>      > My concern with branching for 0.7 release candidates immediately
>     after the presence-refactor merge is that we won't get everybody
>     helping to iron out the inevitable hiccups since most people follow
>     master.  Waiting a couple of weeks for at least some of this to
>     happen is the minimum, I feel.  Ideally, I'd like that to be longer
>     but I know that you and other folk want to press ahead.
>      >
>      > I guess some of this depends on how disruptive the refactor is.
>      What do you think?  I'm assuming there will be breakage but perhaps
>     I'm wrong?
>      >
>      > Of course, I guess you could create a separate sop-refactor
>     branch at any point and start work there, possibly merging back to
>     master and continuing in master once 0.7 RC has been branched.
>      >
>     _______________________________________________
>     Opensim-dev mailing list
>     Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de <mailto:Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de>
>     https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
> 
>