[development] confused: beta-1 release != head?

[Robin Monks]

Well, all problems solved, the world is happy again :-)

Robin

On 12/14/05, Khalid B <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
> (Sending to list)
>
> You don't.
>
> Here it is http://drupal.org/project/Drupal%20project/cvs
>
> No CVS knowledge required.
>
> On 12/14/05, Robin Monks <devlinks at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 12/14/05, Khalid B <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> > > Nothing wrong with them, as long as every one knows they are a moving
> > target.
> > >
> > > CVS is a nightly build. Beta 1 is supposed to be a snapshot in time,
> and
> > hence
> > > should not change.
> > >
> > > So, in essence, if one wants nightly builds, go for CVS, if you want a
> > beta or
> > > release candidate then beta 1 it is (or rc when it comes out).
> >
> > As I said, not everyone wants to deal with CVS.
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > > On 12/14/05, Robin Monks <devlinks at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > +1 for the sake of +1...
> > > >
> > > > What's wrong with nightly tarballs?
> > > >
> > > > Robin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 12/14/05, James Walker <walkah at walkah.net > wrote:
> > > > > On 12/14/05 7:52 AM, Tim Altman wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:30:22 +0100, Dries Buytaert
> > > > > > <dries.buytaert at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> On 14 Dec 2005, at 11:41, Bèr Kessels wrote:
> > > > > >>> I am confused, I assumed beta 1 was just following head, in
> other
> > > > > >>> words beta1
> > > > > >>> == head.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> beta 1 is a snapshot of HEAD, taken 1-2 weeks ago.  It is not
> > updated
> > > > > >> automatically, although I could set it up such that the beta
> gets
> > > > > >> repackaged on a daily basis.  At the moment, beta 1 lacks a
> number
> > of
> > > > > >> important fixes.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd prefer that TAR files always remain static snapshots and not
> > update
> > > > > > automatically.  When we talk about 4.7 beta 1, we know what
> state
> > the
> > > > > > code is in.  If it's a moving target, it's much harder to tell
> if
> > > > > > something is a new problem or existed when the release was first
> > > > created.
> > > > >
> > > > > +1
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > James Walker :: http://walkah.net/ :: xmpp:walkah at walkah.net
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Robin Monks,
> > > > CSL Web Administrator
> > > >  robin at civicspacelabs.org
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Robin Monks,
> > CSL Web Administrator
> > robin at civicspacelabs.org
>



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Robin Monks,
CSL Web Administrator
robin at civicspacelabs.org
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