[development] dev release of contrib module using CVS HEAD

[Bob Hutchinson]

On Thursday 06 May 2010, David Cohen wrote:
> If I get what you're saying, I can create the DRUPAL-6--3 branch, then
> when the time comes create the DRUPAL-6--4 branch off of that, and so
> on.  It will have a bizarre effect on the version numbers, making them
> unnecessarily long, but I guess most people wont notice that.  And the
> HEAD branch will just be left as is till the end of time (or end of
> drupal cvs which will hopefully be soon).
>
> But even still, there is now a 2.x dev release being created from the
> HEAD branch which conflicts with the DRUPAL-6--2  branch, and I have no
> way to prevent that release (HEAD) from being built.
>
> I can't be the only one to have encountered this.  How do other contrib
> developers deal with it?

I'm having the same problem, two 1.x-dev tarballs. I've got around it by not 
enabling snapshots. Creating a new branch DRUPAL-6--2 has not resolved the 
issue.
I have followed Jennifer's advice but no edit button, I am the (only) 
maintainer.

Hopefully this will be resolved with the implementation of git.

>
> -Dave
>
>
> On Wed, 05 May 2010 10:49 -0700, "nan wich" <nan_wich at bellsouth.net>
>
> wrote:
> > I'm sure Derek will correct me if I am wrong. You should go ahead and
> > create the DRUPAL-6--3 branch (but no tags), then the -dev from HEAD will
> > go to that.
> >  
> > Nancy E. Wichmann, PMP
> > Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L.
> > King, Jr.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: David Cohen <drupal at dave-cohen.com>
> > To: development at drupal.org
> > Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 12:48:28 PM
> > Subject: [development] dev release of contrib module using CVS HEAD
> >
> > I maintain a contrib module with multiple branches in drupal.org CVS.
> >
> > Until recently, my HEAD branch corresponded to the 2.x release.
> >
> > Now, I've created a DRUPAL-6--2 branch for the 2.x release.  HEAD is now
> > 3.x.
> >
> > My problem is that drupal.org gives me no way to change the version
> > associated with the HEAD branch.  Right now, my project page offers two
> > releases both called "6.x-2.x-dev".  One of those should be 6.x-3.x-dev.
> > How can I change it?
> >
> > (Replies should probably go to this forum post:
> > http://drupal.org/node/789978)
> >
> > Thanks!



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