Re: [dpdk-dev] code.dpdk.org bugfix releases

[Kevin Traynor <ktraynor@redhat.com>]

+Cc: Christian and Steven

On 08/06/2021 10:57, Morten Brørup wrote:
> + Stable maintainers: Luca Boccassi, Kevin Traynor.
> 
>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Ali Alnubani
>> Sent: Monday, 7 June 2021 14.49
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>> From: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 12:14 PM
>>>
>>>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>> Monjalon
>>>> Sent: Friday, 4 June 2021 10.48
>>>>
>>>> 04/06/2021 10:19, Morten Brørup:
>>>>>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>>>> Monjalon
>>>>>>> Now, I have another question: What does code.dpdk.org show
>> for
>>>> "dpdk"
>>>>>> that it does not show for "dpdk-stable"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> stable releases are only in dpdk-stable but everything is in
>> dpdk-
>>>>>> stable.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you meant "dpdk" (not "dpdk-stable") at the end of that
>> sentence,
>>>> then "dpdk" at code.dpdk.org should show many more tags, as I
>>>> originally requested.
>>>>
>>>> No I meant dpdk-stable :)
>>>> In DPDK we have base releases,
>>>> in dpdk-stable we have the maintained base releases and the minor
>>>> stable releases.
>>>> At the end, we don't have all tags in a single repo.
>>>
>>> OK. Now I get it!
>>>
>>> Then code.dpdk.org probably works as intended. It was just me being
>>> confused about it, because I'm used to a mono-repo world. "It's a
>> feature,
>>> not a bug."
>>>
>>> I guess it would be difficult to merge the data from the two repos
>> into one
>>> big code.dpdk.org source code browser. Which was your first response
>> to my
>>> original request, Thomas. Ali, what do you think?
>>
>> I don't think it's too difficult to merge the tags of both repos under
>> a single project in code.dpdk.org. Will need to verify though.
>> Let me know if you think it's better to do so.
>>
> 
> As a frequent user of code.dpdk.org, I think it would be great.
> 
> Thomas, David, Luca and Kevin, do any of you oppose to code.dpdk.org showing both the "dpdk" and the "dpdk-stable" repos merged together as one project, if Ali can do it?
> 

It seems all the info there, but the request is to have it combined on
the front page to avoid knowing to switch from dpdk->dpdk-stable? No
objection, it seems helpful, if low priority.

> -Morten
>