Re: No

[Daniel J Sebald]

On 01/30/2015 07:40 PM, Michael Godfrey wrote:
> On 01/30/2015 05:07 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> > Windows development: Maybe a separate branch for that, say,
> > "windows-install" branch
> Time ti just put a stop to this. Remember the GU branch?

There's nothing inherently wrong with branches, so long as things are 
kept separate.  The problems arose in this case because of the periodic 
merging of branches.  John wouldn't have made the mistake of putting Qt 
print code in the default branch had the GUI remained separate all along 
because his Qt code wouldn't have compiled or worked in the default branch.

If the Windows code goes into the default branch at the onset and is in 
a constant flux it could mean a higher version release rate if you want 
people with Windows access to test.  But that means everything in 
default branch needs to be robust when there could be other development 
things going on.

Dan