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| author | Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> | 2021-03-05 22:56:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> | 2021-03-06 00:18:30 +0000 |
| commit | a8448da0f4a090818104e64dd79f90b0e50d5e77 (patch) | |
| tree | 494c58b4724f12cd9de0db9b0a7096de2b922c0f /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | 4f4b749e75b38b8c08b4f67ef51c2c8740999e28 (diff) | |
| parent | a714af38d5d1046081524d859cde4cd8fd12a923 (diff) | |
| download | guix-a8448da0f4a090818104e64dd79f90b0e50d5e77.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f167df067c..3baedb0654 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ everything has been successfully built. This allows us to fix issues before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built binaries are not available. -Generally, branches other than @code{master} are considered -@emph{frozen} if there has been a recent evaluation, or there is a -corresponding @code{-next} branch. Please ask on the mailing list or -IRC if unsure where to place a patch. +When we decide to start building the @code{staging} or +@code{core-updates} branches, they will be forked and renamed with the +suffix @code{-frozen}, at which time only bug fixes may be pushed to the +frozen branches. The @code{core-updates} and @code{staging} branches +will remain open to accept patches for the next cycle. Please ask on +the mailing list or IRC if unsure where to place a patch. @c TODO: It would be good with badges on the website that tracks these @c branches. Or maybe even a status page. |