On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Ansley, Michael wrote:
> The reason for the tag as to be able to return to the 6.5 release source
> code. It's production code, and should be accessible at least for the next
> couple of months.
>
> Was a tag created for 6.5.1? The object is to be able to check out any
> particular release, bugs and all, whenever we feel like it.
Never did v6.5.1...but I have no problem with starting to do this on minor
releases to, since...
Could someone try out the following patch?
ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-6.5-6.5.x.patch.gz
It is a patch against v6.5 that will bring it up to the most stable
version *if* it worked right. Reading through the patch, everything looks
good, but...
If this actually works, we just might have a way of saving ppl downloading
5Meg files on minor releases, as the above is <100k :)
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> MikeA
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>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes:
> >> > Just for a confirmation: I see REL6_5_PATCHES and REL6_5 Tag in the
> >> > CVS respository. I thought that REL6_5_PATCHES is the Tag
> >> for the 6.5
> >> > statble tree and would eventually become 6.5.2. If so, what is the
> >> > REL6_5 Tag? Or I totally miss the point?
> >>
> >> Right, REL6_5_PATCHES is the 6.5.* branch. REL6_5 is just a tag ---
> >> that is, it's effectively a frozen snapshot of the 6.5 release,
> >> not an evolvable branch.
> >>
> >> I am not sure if Marc intends to continue this naming convention
> >> in future, or if it was just a mistake to create REL6_5 as a tag
> >> not a branch. I don't see a whole lot of use for the frozen tag
> >> myself...
> >>
> >> regards, tom lane
> >>
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