bug#13578: [IMPORTANT] A new versioning scheme for automake releases, and a new branching scheme for the Git repository

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 02/17/2013 03:57 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> On 02/13/2013 07:39 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
>>
>> Reference:
>> <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13578>
>>
>> OK, so far I've seen only positive feedback about this proposal.  There
>> are still some unresolved issues about how to handle beta releases; but
>> the related proposals can be seen as a refinement of my scheme, not as
>> something incompatible or in competition with it.  So I see no reason
>> to hold back the implementation of my proposal on their account: we can
>> implement those refinements later, once some consensus is reached and
>> the details are worked out.
>>
>> So, if I see no further objections, I'm going ahead with my proposal in
>> a few days.
>>
> Not yet; we first need a preparatory patch adjusting NEWS and HACKING (as
> well as few miscellaneous comments in tests and scripts).  Then we can
> finally proceed with the re-shuffling of the Git repository -- which I
> guess will also have to be announced in autotools-announce at least, as
> well as reported as a news on Savannah.
> 
> So here is my attempt; OK to push to branch-1.13.2?  I will proceed in a
> couple of days if there is no objection.
> 
Pushed now.

Regards,
  Stefano