Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of SourceCodeSvn

Timestamp:

Jun 20, 2012, 12:04:15 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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SourceCodeSvn

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 The SVN trunk contains the latest source code for all components of BOINC.
-It is always under development, and has not necessarily been tested.
+It is always under development, and has not necessarily been thoroughly tested.
 Use it if you need a recently-added feature.
 
 '''Client software'''
 
-The client software (core client and manager) is maintained as follows:
+The client software (client and manager) is maintained as follows:
 
- * The code for each release is 'tagged'.  For example, the code for version 6.3.14 is tagged with '''boinc_core_release_6_3_14'''.
- * A 'branch' is created for each released minor version.  For example, the branch '''boinc_core_release_6_2''' is the code for the latest release of version 6.2.
+ * The code for each release is 'tagged'.
+  For example, the code for version 6.3.14 is tagged with '''boinc_core_release_6_3_14'''.
+ * A 'branch' is created for each released minor version.
+  For example, the branch '''boinc_core_release_6_2''' is the code for the latest release of version 6.2.
 
 '''Server software'''
 
-For all software other than the client (i.e., server, web, and API) the latest "stable" version
-is kept in a branch, '''server_stable'''.
+For all software other than the client (i.e., server, web, and API)
+a "stable" version is kept in a branch, '''server_stable'''.
+Don't use the server software in a client tag or branch; it probably isn't stable.
 
-'''NOTE: don't use the server software in a client tag/branch; it probably isn't stable.'''
+Notes:
+ * There is no formal testing process for server software.
+   Every so often, when no bugs have been reported recently,
+   we copy trunk to server_stable.
+ * Because of limited resources, bug fixes to server software are normally
+   NOT back-ported from trunk to server_stable.
+
+For these reasons: '''trunk is typically a better choice
+than server_stable for server software'''.
 
 == Using Subversion ==