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diff --git a/docs/releasing.html b/docs/releasing.html index 87590b19301..e4c770f9186 100644 --- a/docs/releasing.html +++ b/docs/releasing.html @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ <li><a href="#overview">Overview</a> <li><a href="#schedule">Release schedule</a> <li><a href="#pickntest">Cherry-pick and test</a> +<li><a href="#stagingbranch">Staging branch</a> <li><a href="#branch">Making a branchpoint</a> <li><a href="#prerelease">Pre-release announcement</a> <li><a href="#release">Making a new release</a> @@ -212,6 +213,25 @@ system and making some every day's use until the release may be a good idea too. </p> +<h1 id="stagingbranch">Staging branch</h1> + +<p> +A live branch, which contains the currently merge/rejected patches is available +in the main repository under <code>staging/X.Y</code>. For example: +</p> +<pre> + staging/18.1 - WIP branch for the 18.1 series + staging/18.2 - WIP branch for the 18.2 series +</pre> + +<p> +Notes: +</p> +<ul> +<li>People are encouraged to test the staging branch and report regressions.</li> +<li>The branch history is not stable and it <strong>will</strong> be rebased,</li> +</ul> + <h1 id="branch">Making a branchpoint</h1> |