Re: [GENERAL] v7.3.1 Bundled and Released ...

From: greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] v7.3.1 Bundled and Released ...
Date: 2003-01-05 15:10:15
Message-ID: fe4a350269b53ff4158cc720b82a9380@biglumber.com
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> Well, a tag makes it feasible for someone else to recreate the tarball,
> given access to the CVS server. Dunno how important that is in the real
> world --- but I have seen requests before for us to tag release points.
>
> Any other arguments out there?

FWIW, I use the tags often in some scripts that rely on the output
of 'cvs status -v'. Seeing REL7_3_STABLE at the top of the
"Existing Tags" list is a bit disconcerting when you know that
it's not true. My scripts assume that the latest release should
always be tagged.

Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200208

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