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| author | Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> | 2021-04-26 13:50:19 -0400 |
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| committer | Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> | 2021-04-26 16:10:53 -0400 |
| commit | 4de688738ce802056dadd6f785c7bdb3407dc768 (patch) | |
| tree | f89cfc9b39431b2c0fabecd2c9b81da562e83d20 | |
| parent | bd3f3f81506db2e93a9ec2e60546d36ea9edab85 (diff) | |
| download | guix-4de688738ce802056dadd6f785c7bdb3407dc768.tar.gz | |
doc: Clarify the utility of the development branches.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Clarify the utility of the 'staging' and 'core-updates' branches.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/contributing.texi | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index d5025dd189..0a39aa89d6 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1080,12 +1080,14 @@ rebuilding induced, commits go to different branches, along these lines: @code{staging} branch (non-disruptive changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every 6 weeks or so. Topical changes (e.g., an update of the GNOME stack) can instead go to a specific branch -(say, @code{gnome-updates}). +(say, @code{gnome-updates}). This branch is not expected to be +buildable or usable until late in its development process. @item more than 1,800 dependent packages @code{core-updates} branch (may include major and potentially disruptive changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every -6 months or so. +6 months or so. This branch is not expected to be buildable or usable +until late in its development process. @end table All these branches are @uref{@value{SUBSTITUTE-URL}, |