On 8 November 2010 20:30, Chung-Lin Tang <clt...@codesourcery.com> wrote:

> Still, I would like to see a 'linaro-trunk' branch under svn://
> gcc.gnu.org/svn/branches. It would actually serve a different purpose than
> a LP branch; the LP GCC 4.6 would probably eventually turn into Linaro 4.6,
> while a SVN branch would be a preparation for re-merging into mainline trunk
> when 4.7-stage1 opens. Also, for the GCC community, a SVN branch would
> probably be more convenient.
>
> We can have our patches submitted to gcc-patches, and have it reviewed
> under the usual [patch, <branch>] format, rather than the odd condition
> where we ask for approval, then accumulate in an outside repository.


On 8 November 2010 20:17, Richard Sandiford <richard.sandif...@linaro.org>wrote:

> I agree.  One option that Andrew suggested at the meeting was to put the
> branch in GCC SVN instead of Launchpad.  That sounded like a good idea
> to me.  It's usual (maybe even expected) that people who maintain their
> own SVN branches post the patches they're committing to gcc-patches,
> so I don't think we could be accused of spamming the list or asking for
> anything inappropriate.
>
> I just have a feeling that having an SVN branch would go more smoothly
> than posting patches to the list but maintaining them elsewhere.
>

I also think that an SVN branch is a better idea than Launchpad, and I agree
with both Chung-Lin's and Richard's arguments.

Ira
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