Re: [Rails-devel] Release strategy - master vs. rails2develop

[Frederick W. <fre...@go...>]

Stefan:
I use Inkscape for creating/editing the vector maps. They are stored in svg
format. I couldn't imagine any other combination which would fit our needs
here in a better manner.

SVG files are verbose but their size gets shrunk by compression to 10-15%
of the original size. My maps are <100k when compressed. Hence, I do not
think this is a real issue.

However, the situation is different for converted maps (in rails, e.g,
18EU, 18AL). They include a lot of superfluous paths (including paths
instead of text) and get bloated and slow to draw as a result. That (and
copyright considerations) is why I always build my maps from the scratch.

The svg lib could be exchanged, of course. But as a prerequisite, the new
lib should be regression-free with respect to exiting background maps.

-- Frederick

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:

> Frederick:
> we could do that later on. Most people now know that rails_2_develop is
> the (default) branch for rails 2.
>
> My (future) release strategy is based on
>
> http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
>
> However I still consider moving the git repo (only the repo, not the
> other parts) to github, then this will happen with the official rails
> 2.0 release.
>
> I am looking forward to seeing more maps from you.
>
> One question: In which format and tools  do you create your maps?
>
> Most likely you will know that I intend to replace the Batik lib soon.
> However which long-run strategy to choose how display maps/tiles for Rails.
>
> In the short-run I will simply replace Batik by a more light-weight SVG
> library, but I am open to recommendations.
>
> Stefan
>
>
> On 12/04/2014 10:16 AM, Frederick Weld wrote:
> > Stefan:
> > There is no standard 1830 map yet. I will probably do that after the
> > Coalfield map has been reviewed (bgg) and thoroughly play-tested.
> >
> > How about labeling rails_2_develop as master? Then the meaning would be
> > clear: Current state of validated development which is eligible for the
> > next release.
> >
> > -- Frederick
> >
> >
> >
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