RE: [TCLCORE] Core releases update

[Jeff H. <je...@ac...>]

> > I would like to target an 8.4.6 release as well as the initial 8.5a1 
> > release for mid-February.  This means I would like to call code freeze 
> > on these Sunday, Feb 15th, midday.
> 
> Just a logistics question.  I assume this "freeze" will take 
> the form of setting a core-8-5a1 tag on the HEAD branch to 
> provide a checkpoint on which you can do testing and release 
> work?  We don't really have to stop commits (other than 
> during the few moments while you are setting the tag) to the 
> HEAD, right?

Yes, that would be correct.  I would imagine that it would be
about a week of testing time to release.  We could manually
move the tag where necessary.  Same for core-8-4-6.

  Jeff Hobbs, The Tcl Guy
  http://www.ActiveState.com/, a division of Sophos