Re: [HACKERS] vacuum process size

On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Tom Lane wrote:

> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes:
> > Just for a confirmation: I see REL6_5_PATCHES and REL6_5 Tag in the
> > CVS respository. I thought that REL6_5_PATCHES is the Tag for the 6.5
> > statble tree and would eventually become 6.5.2. If so, what is the
> > REL6_5 Tag? Or I totally miss the point?
> 
> Right, REL6_5_PATCHES is the 6.5.* branch.  REL6_5 is just a tag ---
> that is, it's effectively a frozen snapshot of the 6.5 release,
> not an evolvable branch.
> 
> I am not sure if Marc intends to continue this naming convention
> in future, or if it was just a mistake to create REL6_5 as a tag
> not a branch.  I don't see a whole lot of use for the frozen tag
> myself...

I like the frozen tag myself, since, in the future, if we need to create a
quick tar ball of what things looked like at that release (ie.
v6.5->v6.5.2 patch?), its easy to generate...

Actually, come to think of it...am going to try that out now...report back
in a bit...

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
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