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Re: GCC 4.4 Branch Created
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 09:48:19AM -0700, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> Jakub Jelinek wrote:
>
> >> Technically Stage 4 is the same as release branch status (just without branching
> >> before). But indeed, we should update develop.html - does this need to go via
> >> the SC?
> >
> > We should probably drop current Stage 2 and just rename Stage 3 to Stage 2
> > and Stage 4 to Stage 3 as well, I think this model worked very well in 4.4.
>
> I don't think SC approval is required. I think that the SC trusts me to
> approve these kinds of minor mechanical adjustments to the process
> (subject, of course, to the fact that people can appeal decisions they
> don't like to the SC). I agree that this is a good strategy. So, let's
> go ahead.
The release process is the domain of the RM team, and the SC (at least
this member, and I think others as well) has no interest in micromanaging
it.