/hg/release/icedtea6-1.5: Added tag icedtea6-1.5.3 for changeset...

[Andrew Haley]

Mark Wielaard wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 23:15 +0100, Andrew John Hughes wrote:
>> 2009/9/1  <langel at icedtea.classpath.org>:
>>> changeset 503129230ba0 in /hg/release/icedtea6-1.5
>>> details: http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea6-1.5?cmd=changeset;node=503129230ba0
>>> author: langel
>>> date: Tue Sep 01 12:37:18 2009 -0400
>>>
>>>        Added tag icedtea6-1.5.3 for changeset d0593233c9ce
>> Huh? Has there been a 1.5.2 release? I didn't see an announcement.
> 
> Although it is technically possible to move a tag after it has been
> created, I don't think it is a good idea. Allocating a new tag name
> seems a better choice.

Not to me.  We surely don't want phantom tags for nonexistent releases.
This is very bad practice; IMO, as usual.

Andrew.