Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: configure tag'd 8.3.0 and built witih autoconf 2.59

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>
>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>
>>> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't see the branch point for REL8_3_STABLE - has that been done? I
>>>> thought it would happen at the same time as we tagged the release.
>>>>
>>> No, we will branch later.
>>>
>
>
>> We need this to be created before buildfarm members can start testing 8.3.
>>
>
> Nonsense. At the moment, HEAD is 8.3.
>

True, but it won't show up under that heading, and buildfarm members
won't be able to configure specific 8.3 testing until we branch.

>
>> I still don't see why we wait to create the branch after tagging the
>> release. There doesn't seem to be any point.
>>
>
> To avoid double-patching effort. I think we'll branch fairly shortly,
> like in a week or so, but right now it'd mostly just create make-work
> for committers.
>
>
>

Was that a big problem last release?

cheers

andrew