H5Part development and discussion

[Wes Bethel <ewbethel AT lbl.gov>]

Achim Gsell wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> it is time to re-organize the H5Part Subversion repository and to 
> define version number for future H5Part releases.
> 
> 1. Version number
> 
> I like the old linux convention: An even minor number indicates a 
> stable release, an odd minor number a version in development.  For 
> H5Part this means:
> 
> - The old version (before July) has version number 1.0.
> - The H5Part version with API changes but without H5Block has version 
> number 1.1 which will change to 1.2 with the first stable release.
> - The H5Part version with H5Block has version number 1.3 as long as it 
> is in development and will change to 1.4, as soon as it becomes 
> stable.

Sounds good to me.

> 
> 
> 2. Subversion repository
> 
> At PSI we now have a "project" for H5Part (http://h5part.web.psi.ch)  
> and I want to move the repository from the "amas" project to the new 
> project space.  This is a good opportunity to re-organize the 
> repository.  My proposal is to setup the following branches:
> 
> H5Part/trunk
> Development branch. Everybody can add new features.
> 
> H5Part/1.2
> Branch for H5Part with new API but without H5Block. This branch is 
> closed for new features. As long as there is no stable release the 
> API may change.
> 
> H5Part/1.0
> Branch for old H5Part. This branch is open for bugfixes only, no new 
> feature, no API changes.
> 
> H5Part/tags/1.0.0
> Read-only branch for release 1.0.0
> 
> H5Part/tags/1.x.y
> Read-only branch for release 1.x.y

Also sounds good to me.

Thanks!
wes