Help requests without my RT remind me of TV without using TiVo to skip commercials: I can only stand it for a short while.

- Mike Patterson

RT: Request Tracker

Subversion version control

Best Practical uses Subversion to track all source code changes. SVN::Web provides a user-friendly view of the repository.

Repository Layout

/rt/branches/2.0-MAINT
    /rt/branches/3.0-MAINT
    /rt/branches/3.2-RELEASE
        specific versions in /rt/tags/3.2.0, etc
        will become /rt/branches/3.2-MAINT   
    /rt/branches/3.4-RELEASE
        specific versions in /rt/tags/3.4.0, etc
    /rt/branches/3.6-RELEASE
        specific versions in /rt/tags/3.6.0, etc

    The layout has changed for 3.8

    /rt/3.8/trunk
        development for 3.8
    /rt/3.8/branches
        feature branches, anything named -releng is used
        to prepare for a release (such as 3.8.0-releng)
    /rt/3.8/tags
        specific versions released

Level tags

  • EXPERIMENTAL: Codename based labels.
    • Not to be relied upon.
    • Has all the latest cool features, which may not make it into a release.
  • TESTING: Odd minor version
    • Featureset slush.
    • Recommended for new development and test deployments.
  • RELEASE: Even minor version number
    • All bugfixes, minor features.
    • NO SCHEMA CHANGES.
    • Localized string changes discouraged.
    • Recommended for production deployment.
    • Commercially supported by Best Practical.
  • MAINT: Even minor version number; always older than the current RELEASE
    • only critical bugfixes. No localized string changes unless critical.
    • Commercially supported by Best Practical.
    • Not for new installations.

You can check out a copy of the current release version of RT from svn using the commandline:
svn co svn://svn.bestpractical.com/rt/branches/3.6-RELEASE

You can check out a copy of the current development version of RT from svn using the commandline:
svn co svn://svn.bestpractical.com/rt/3.8/trunk

Statistics

rt.easter-eggs.org/svn/stats/ - RT Repository statistics