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Re: Nova subsystem branches and feature branches

 


On 05/03/2012 05:24 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:

(snip things I pretty much agree with)

>>     (I'm not sure gerrit is right for this. Why not just do it in 
>>     folk's github forks? I think all people are looking for is for 
>>     people to be more aware of feature branches. How about if you put 
>>     details of your feature branch in the blueprint for the feature?)
>>
>>     (If not using gerrit, can developers configure Jenkins to CI their 
>>     branch? Or is Smokestack the right tool?)
> 
> I think preserving the ability to run your branch through integration
> testing is a necessary prerequisite of the new model.

Agree, otherwise it gets weird.

HOWEVER - I also agree that the current UI as we're presenting it might
not be optimal. Let me follow up with some sketched out thoughts on how
we can address both concerns.

> Thanks again for starting the discussion on this. I'll meet with Jim
> Blair (and hopefully Monty) next week to brainstorm solutions, so
> discussing the needed properties of the system is a very nice step forward.
> 
> Regards,
> 


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