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authorKaren Tracey <kmtracey@gmail.com>2008-12-08 17:18:50 +0000
committerKaren Tracey <kmtracey@gmail.com>2008-12-08 17:18:50 +0000
commita9c5bf106c17b2785cf55f3269e719eca7a51bd4 (patch)
tree32312af46f639365d035fdb4d1ef85548bec8a8b /docs
parent8c71c6607ad4034a9753a694797e11dcedc30053 (diff)
[1.0.X] In the release process doc, clarify that the original committer is responsible for backporting trunk fixes to the bug-fix branch.
r9610 from trunk. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.0.X@9611 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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-rw-r--r--docs/internals/release-process.txt7
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diff --git a/docs/internals/release-process.txt b/docs/internals/release-process.txt
index f1dca7b860..c49d15a28e 100644
--- a/docs/internals/release-process.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/release-process.txt
@@ -179,9 +179,10 @@ After a minor release (i.e 1.1), the previous release will go into bug-fix mode.
A branch will be created of the form ``branches/releases/1.0.X`` to track
bug-fixes to the previous release. When possible, bugs fixed on trunk must
*also* be fixed on the bug-fix branch; this means that commits need to cleanly
-separate bug fixes from feature additions. Each bug-fix branch will have a
-maintainer who will work with the committers to keep them honest on backporting
-bug fixes.
+separate bug fixes from feature additions. The developer who commits a fix to
+trunk will be responsible for also applying the fix to the current bug-fix
+branch. Each bug-fix branch will have a maintainer who will work with the
+committers to keep them honest on backporting bug fixes.
How this all fits together
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