Re: Do we want a CVS branch now?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > Bruce Momjian writes:
> >> I don't think we want a branch for 7.4 yet.  We still have lots of open
> >> issues and the branch will require double-patching.
> 
> > Merge the changes on the 7.3 branch into the 7.4 branch after 7.3 is
> > released.
> 
> Why is that better than the other direction?
> 
> We can't afford to allow much divergence between the two branches so
> long as we are engaged in wholesale double-patching, so I think it
> really comes down to the same thing in the end: we are not ready for 7.4
> development to start in earnest, whether there's a CVS branch for it or
> not.

Yes.  We need a decision now because I don't know which branch to touch.
Marc, I need your feedback on these ideas.  There is discussion about
fixing earthdistance.  Perhaps we fix that and remove the 7.3 tag and
just have everyone CVS checkout again.

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