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[task #15635] Stable branch and/or release candidates/official releases
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Boud Roukema |
Subject: |
[task #15635] Stable branch and/or release candidates/official releases |
Date: |
Mon, 11 May 2020 20:40:36 -0400 (EDT) |
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Summary: Stable branch and/or release candidates/official
releases
Project: Reproducible paper template
Submitted by: boud
Submitted on: Tue 12 May 2020 12:40:34 AM UTC
Should Start On: Mon 11 May 2020 12:00:00 AM UTC
Should be Finished on: Mon 11 May 2020 12:00:00 AM UTC
Category: None
Priority: 5 - Normal
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Percent Complete: 0%
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Any
Effort: 0.00
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Details:
If we don't want new users to be discouraged, then we should
sooner or later start something like the usual _stable_ versus
_development_ branches, or have official releases with tags (as
with _gnuastro_ :)).
There is already quite a solid learning curve required and
having a failed default
_./project configure -j8 && ./project make_
would easily be discouraging.
We should also think about making updates between releases
smooth. Debian stable updates have improved over the years,
though users still have to read the guidelines in each case
when updating.
For example - if users are expected to do a full new _configure_,
then that should be in the update instructions. By "update",
I mean merging new 'maneage' commits into a particular project.
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