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Subject: Re: removal of the old PHP-X.Y.Z release branches
From: jpauli@php.net (Julien Pauli)

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we RMs started using the release branches (PHP-X.Y.Z) a while ago and we
> push those so that the we can work together easier when preparing/syncing
> the releases.
> As those branches are meaningless for the general public I would propose
> updating our current release process
> (https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/README.RELEASE_PROCESS) so that
> when we create a new release branch (PHP-X.Y.Z) we also remove the old
> release branch (PHP-X.Y.Z-1).
> (we could even remove it after tagging the final, but in the past we had a
> couple of re-tags, so it is easier to just remove when creating the release
> branch for the next version).
> I would also propose removing all of the old release branches for now(only
> keeping the last one for each minor/major version).
>
> ps: I've also cc-ed the internals@ list so people won't freak out if/when we
> remove the old branches en masse.

I'm very +1 in cleaning old git references, like RM branches, and not
needed branches like most of  "experimental/" , some dating back from
2000.


Julien