From: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:21:50 GMT
Subject: Re: git docs on kernel.org too new?
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0702011319590.31498@torch.nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To: <20070201191747.GB18608@spearce.org>

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

> Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> wrote:
>> The git documentation here:
>>
>>   http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/
>>
>> does not seem to describe the current stable release of
>> git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org)
>
> Yes.  The docs on kernel.org roughly track the `master` branch
> of git.git, which is stablizing the 1.5.0 release.  Git 1.5.0-rc3
> was posted last night, and with the exception of a couple of minor
> cleanups for the detached HEAD warning messages, will be the 1.5.0
> final release.

Ah. I thought you might be doing something clever like that.

> Despite being a release candidate I think we would all encourage
> you to try working with 1.5.0-rc3 or later.  It is extremely stable,
> the documentation has been significantly improved and updated since
> 1.4.4.4, and the learning curve should be easier for new users.

will do, thanks.

-brandon