Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

[Mark Mitchell]

Gerald --

I've created a csl-3_3_1-branch for some support work we'll be doing for 
a version of GCC based off of 3.3.1.  It's probably not going to be 
interested to anyone except our direct customers, but I wanted to be a 
good citizen and put in on the web pages.  I can't figure out where to 
put it, though; it doesn't really fit in the categories here:

http://gcc.gnu.org/cvs.html

It's more like the Red Hat release branches than anything else, and I 
don't see them there either.  What's the policy for such a branch?

Thanks,

-- 
Mark Mitchell
CodeSourcery, LLC
(916) 791-8304
mark@codesourcery.com

Re: Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

[Gerald Pfeifer]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> I've created a csl-3_3_1-branch for some support work we'll be doing for a 
> version of GCC based off of 3.3.1.  It's probably not going to be interested 
> to anyone except our direct customers, but I wanted to be a good citizen and 
> put in on the web pages.

Which definitely is a good thing, thanks!

> I can't figure out where to put it, though; it doesn't really fit in the 
> categories here:
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/cvs.html
>
> It's more like the Red Hat release branches than anything else, and I
> don't see them there either.  What's the policy for such a branch?

I don't think we have clearly documented such a policy so far, but I do
agree that we should, indeed, also list such branches.

How about creating a new section to cvs.html, called "Vendor Branches"
for example, and documenting your branch there?  Jeff, what do you think?
Would you mind adding the rh- branches there as well?

Gerald

Re: Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

[Joe Buck]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 09:19:08PM +0200, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> How about creating a new section to cvs.html, called "Vendor Branches"
> for example, and documenting your branch there?  Jeff, what do you think?
> Would you mind adding the rh- branches there as well?

I'm not entirely sure that Vendor is the right word here, and I'm not sure
what such branches should be called (suggestions welcome).  I would like
to see them listed somehow.

Re: Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

[Kai Henningsen]

Joe.Buck@synopsys.COM (Joe Buck)  wrote on 13.08.04 in <20040813142857.A15736@synopsys.com>:

> On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 09:19:08PM +0200, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> > How about creating a new section to cvs.html, called "Vendor Branches"
> > for example, and documenting your branch there?  Jeff, what do you think?
> > Would you mind adding the rh- branches there as well?
>
> I'm not entirely sure that Vendor is the right word here, and I'm not sure
> what such branches should be called (suggestions welcome).  I would like
> to see them listed somehow.

Anything I came up with was worse, such as "Packager branches" ...

MfG Kai

Re: Where do I mention a branch in our web pages?

[Mark Mitchell]

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Gerald Pfeifer wrote:

>> I can't figure out where to put it, though; it doesn't really fit in 
>> the categories here:
>>
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/cvs.html
>>
>> It's more like the Red Hat release branches than anything else, and I
>> don't see them there either.  What's the policy for such a branch?
>
>
> I don't think we have clearly documented such a policy so far, but I do
> agree that we should, indeed, also list such branches.
>
> How about creating a new section to cvs.html, called "Vendor Branches"
> for example, and documenting your branch there?  Jeff, what do you think?
> Would you mind adding the rh- branches there as well?

Here is what I committed. 

I used the less-controversial term "Distributor" in lieu of "Vendor".

Let me know if there are any problems with that.

Thanks,

-- 
Mark Mitchell
CodeSourcery, LLC
(916) 791-8304
mark@codesourcery.com


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    maintained by Andrew Haley.  Patches should be marked with the
    tag <code>[BC ABI]</code> in the subject line.</dd>
  
  </dl>
  
+ <h3><a name="distrobranches">Distribution Branches</a></h3>
+ 
+ <p>These branches are maintained by organizations distributing GCC.
+ No changes should be made to those branches without the explicit
+ permission of the distributing organization.  The branch name should
+ be prefixed with the initials of the distributing organization.</p>
+ 
+ <dl>
+   
+   <dt>csl-3_3_1-branch</dt>
+   <dd>CodeSourcery release based on GCC 3.3.1.</dd>
+ 
+ </dl>
+ 
  <h3><a name="olddevbranches">Inactive Development Branches</a></h3>
  
  <dl>
  
    <dt>cp-parser-branch<br />