| SCM (source code management): |
| |
| git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git util-linux |
| |
| Branches: |
| |
| * maintenance (stable) branch |
| - created for every <major>.<minor> release |
| - branch name: stable/v<major>.<minor> |
| |
| * bugfix branch |
| - created for <major>.<minor>.<maint> release for |
| critical/security bugs only |
| - this branch is optional |
| - branch name: stable/v<major>.<minor>.<maint> |
| |
| * master branch |
| - the status of this branch is: "it works for me". It |
| means useful but not well tested patches. |
| - it's source for occasional snapshots |
| - for long-term development or invasive changes should be |
| an active development forked into a separate branch |
| (topic branches) from the tip of "master". |
| |
| * A new tag object is created for: |
| - every release, tag name: v<version> |
| |
| * KNOWN BUGS: |
| - tag v2.13.1 is typo. Please, ignore this tag. |