[vlc-devel] Debian/Ubuntu VLC

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 08:02:50PM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote :
> It's not, and I've elaborated why in the paragraph you've killed in
> your reply.
What do you need? sha1s of the commits?

> This has not changed, but AFAIUI, there are only very focused and
> documented changes in bugfix branches. Maybe I'm wrong here? If yes,
> then a stable release update needs to cherry-pick the relevant changes.
> Nothing really surprising, IMHO.
This has never been the case. See below,

> I think the misunderstanding is about the 1.0-bugfix and 1.1-bugfix
> branches. Can you perhaps explain me the update/commit policy in the
> 1.0-bufix branch? what patches qualify and what don't? Is there a wiki
> page or something I can read about?

There is no defined policy.

ABI and API should be compatible.

But, various fixes, or small improvements should go there.
But also new features can enter there, as 1.1.1 can show...

Those branches aren't 'small fixes' and 'security' only.

Best Regards,

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Jean-Baptiste Kempf
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