linux-kernel - Re: GIT and the current -stable

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Date:	Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:07:28 +0100 (BST)
From:	Julian Phillips <julian@...ntumfyre.co.uk>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
cc:	Brian Gernhardt <benji@...verinsanity.com>,
	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, git@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GIT and the current -stable

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007, Chris Wright wrote:

> * Brian Gernhardt (benji@...verinsanity.com) wrote:
>> On Apr 14, 2007, at 4:34 AM, Chris Wright wrote:
>>> I've already put a tree like this up on kernel.org.  The master branch
>>> is Linus' tree, and there's branches for each of the stable releases
>>> called linux-2.6.[12-20].y (I didn't add 2.6.11.y).
>>>
>>> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6-stable.git;a=summary
>>
>> Is HEAD for that repo the most recent stable branch, or (as gitweb
>> makes it look) Linus's head.  I'd expect a "-stable" repo to point at
>> the most recent stable commit, not the most recent development
>> commit.  And I'd also expect gitweb's summary page to show the
>> shortlog for HEAd.  One of my assumptions are being broken and I
>> don't like it.  It leaves me all confused...
>
> As I mentioned.  The master branch (HEAD) is Linus' tree, and each
> stable tree is on its own branch.  You'll find shortlog summarizes the
> main branch, so yes, gitweb's summary is a bit confusing based on your
> assumptions.  This is a new tree and hasn't been publicized until now.
> It does make sense to have its head be the newest stable, I'll switch
> that around.

Would it not make more sense to point HEAD at the linux-2.6.20-y branch 
and either let master be Linus' tree or simply not have a master branch? 
Otherwise, what happens to master when the latest stable tree becomes 
linux-2.6.21-y?

-- 
Julian

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