[MacPorts] #37688: New Port - root-devel giving a snapshot of the ROOT6 development.

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#37688: New Port - root-devel giving a snapshot of the ROOT6 development.
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  Reporter:  jonesc@…    |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  submission  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.1.2
Resolution:              |   Keywords:  maintainer
      Port:  root-devel  |
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Comment (by jonesc@…):

 Good question. I agree it would be useful to agree on the naming scheme
 now...

 My thinking was port would stay with the SVN versions (updating as and
 when) and until the first ROOT6 'stable' release is made. Even then, my
 feeling is plenty of user will want to stay with ROOT5, so at that point
 root-devel would switch from SVN revision builds, to stable release
 builds, but the 'root' port would stay with the ROOT5 release series.

 Then, at some totally undefined point in the future we would move ROOT6 to
 the stable 'root' port, when it is felt to be ready. At this point a root5
 port could be created, for those that wish to stay with it. root-devel
 would then either stop updating, or move to ROOT7 or whatever...

 The alternative I guess would be to move the current root port to root5
 now, and submit this as root6. They could then develop independently as
 needed.

 I am easy either way with the above alternatives. I can see pros and cons
 to both...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/37688#comment:6>
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