[darcs-users] Re: Cheap branches (was: Re: post-1.0: "isolated directories"?)

[Eric S. Johansson]

Anthony Towns wrote:
> Hrm, I took the opportunity to add
> 
>    http://www.scannedinavian.org/DarcsWiki/BestPractices
> 
> and included some babble. Maybe others would like to add questions
> or improve answers or just add some links to other threads that are
> enlightening?
> 

How should you handle version numbering and releasing?

Tag your repository with the version number of your release.

Q: why not make release tagging an auptmatic or semi-automatic part of 
darcs dist.  I never remember to tag until it is too late.  this also 
implies that tags that are part of dist always move to the head of the 
revision history.  Unless one generates a revision number every single 
time you find a mistake and update the distribution.

Which then raises the idea of automatic version numbering.  personally, 
I just go for the <major>.<series>.<revision> schema.  Whereas I know 
others like to go for the pre, post, No.No. schema.

---eric