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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ consider mv-ing the old directory so as not to actually make new
containers. Coordinate with CTAN.
-To make the tag + branch of (or to prepare for) a new release:
+To make the tag + branch of a release after it is complete:
svn copy -r 10402 -m'texlive-2008.0 tag based on r10402' svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk svn://tug.org/texlive/tags/texlive-2008.0
svn copy -r 10402 -m'branch2008 branch based on r10402' svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk svn://tug.org/texlive/branches/branch2008
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn-book.html#svn.branchmerge
Do both a branch and a tag so that it's possible to easily compare the
current state of the branch with its starting point (the tag).
+
+Different naming convention to branch before a release, for development
+work before we want to switch trunk over:
+svn copy -r 12205 -m'texlive-2009-dev tag based on r12205' svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk svn://tug.org/texlive/tags/texlive-2009-dev
+svn copy -r 12205 -m'branch2009-dev branch based on r12205' svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk svn://tug.org/texlive/branches/branch2009-dev
+
+Use -dev instead of .something because - will sort first, keeping the
+listings in a nice chronological order.