git branches

Project / Subsystem

binutils / binutils

Date

2026-05-12

Proposer

Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • Requires a policy decision and consistent enforcement.
  • May inconvenience developers who are accustomed to the current layout.

All attributes

project
binutils
subsystem
binutils
patch_id
discussion_id
7737a224-755c-4c5b-bc7b-3de165f8a254@suse.com
source_type
public_inbox
title
git branches
headline
Request tidier binutils git branch organization.
tldr
Jan Beulich suggests tidying the binutils git repository by keeping only official branches at the top level and moving user branches under `users/`.
proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
technical_tradeoffs
  • Requires a policy decision and consistent enforcement.
  • May inconvenience developers who are accustomed to the current layout.
series_id
series_role
standalone
series_parts
[]
tags
  • binutils
  • git
  • repository
  • branching
  • organization
bugzilla_url
date
2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

git branches

Jan Beulich suggests organizing the binutils git repository by limiting the top-level branches to official ones, and placing user-specific branches under the users/ namespace. This is to reduce the amount of data fetched by developers who selectively fetch branches.