Re: Release procedure.

[Stefan Monnier]

>> But, just as a data point: I'm in the same boat with David.  For
>> whatever reason, I also do not understand what the branch is for.

> Originally, the idea was to release Emacs 22.1 promptly after
> branching.  The branch would then be used for 22.x development.  The
> trouble now is that the release is stuck, mainly (but not exclusively)
> because of the python issue.

Being stuck is not inherently a problem: the promptness of "promptly after
branching" does not have to be measured in seconds but can just as well be
measured in revisions or lines changed.


        Stefan