Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: gcl-2.6.8pre on MAC OSX 10.2

[Ralf Hemmecke]

On 11/03/2006 05:22 PM, Bill Page wrote:
> On November 3, 2006 10:49 AM Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> > Ralf Hemmecke <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > | On 11/03/2006 12:23 PM, Waldek Hebisch wrote:
> > | > Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> > | >> This clarifiers the terminology for me.
> > | 
> > | Not for me.
> > | 
> > | Bill seemed to conflict himself when he said that
> > | a)
> > | 
> > |  > In any case, please keep in mind that we had previously 
> > |  > agreed that all patches to silver would be sent by email
> > |  > to Tim Daly and that he would be responsible for review
> > |  > and applying these changes to axiom--silver--1. That is
> > |  > the route by which patches are supposed to the new
> > |  > svn /silver "trunk".
> > | 
> > | and
> > | 
> > | b)
> > |  > SVN /trunk was created to be Silver from which the
> > |  > experimental branches would be branched.
> > |  >
> > |  > > > axiom--silver--1 was created to be a pre-gold version of
> > |  > > > the system with "early release" of changes so they can be
> > |  > > > tested.
> > |  >
> > |  > No. axiom--silver--1 was created to be a mirror of SVN /trunk
> > |  > (now called SVN /silver) so that you would not have to deal
> > |  > with the problems of using SVN.
> > |
>
> What is the conflict?

The conflict is that the master-silver is axiom--silver--1 in a) and 
SF/trunk in b). At least that is my understanding of that words. But I 
am not a native speaker, so forgive me if I am wrong.

> > | 
> > | > 1) Should any new patch be applied to /trunk ?
> > |
>
> Obviously no since Tim is actively involved in trying to
> update his axiom--silver--1 so that it includes all changes
> in /trunk and then there after all new changes would be
> done by him.

OK. Then you also say that axiom--silver--1 is the master.

> Come on guys, what are you confused about??? :-(

Thank you, Bill. I appreciate all your work. I was just a bit puzzled.

> So svn /silver is the new Axiom Silver master on SourceForge.

... and should be condidered as read-only except for Bill's Tailor-program.

Ralf