>>>> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull
<turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> writes:
SJT> My desiderata for the CVS move are
SJT> (1) The current devel branch stays a tagged branch and does not
SJT> become trunk until after the stable branch is created.
SJT> (2) The "gamma" release will involve a branch off the current
SJT> devel branch and new tags. The only code change relative to
SJT> the beta current at that time will be version information.
SJT> (3) Minimal risk[1] to Vin's ability to work on 21.1 "same as it
SJT> ever was" until he accepts the "gamma" code as stable.
We'll
SJT> need to ask Vin, but I imagine he would consider it acceptable
SJT> if he had to use a tag, as long as it doesn't impact his
SJT> ability to access CVS history and status etc.
Agreed.
I'll make the branch whenever you want (or you can do it yourself if
you like - I've never created a new branch either).
Martin