[development] dev release of contrib module using CVS HEAD

[Daniel F. Kudwien]

At the time you create a new branch in CVS, e.g., DRUPAL-6--3, you should be
able to edit the existing development snapshot that is currently pointing to
HEAD, and change it to point to the new DRUPAL-6--3 branch instead.  This,
however, only works when there is no dev snapshot for DRUPAL-6--3 yet.

Afterwards, you can create a new dev snapshot pointing to HEAD, i.e., for
4.x-dev.

sun

> -----Original Message-----
> From: development-bounces at drupal.org 
> [mailto:development-bounces at drupal.org] On Behalf Of David Cohen
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 1:17 AM
> To: development at drupal.org
> Subject: Re: [development] dev release of contrib module 
> using CVS HEAD
> 
> 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?
> 
> -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!
> > 
>