Git branches

[anooxy]

Is the current master branch v0.3.2 stable? Because the admin panel says so.

If not, how can I get the stable version?

[julian]

Hey there @anooxy - v0.3.2 is the stable build, although that is only for the core code and our bundled plugins, third-party plugin versioning is a little harder to enforce

[anooxy]

@julian I didn't get an answer, is the master branch v0.3.2?

[Scuzz]

The master is the latest.
The v0.3.x is the v0.3.2 branch.

[julian]

@scuzz is correct -- master branch contains the latest code, which may or may not be stable (though we try to keep it stable). Right now, it's more or less v0.4.0, minus a couple bugfixes.

"v0.3.x" branch contains v0.3.2

[anooxy]

@julian

I just cloned that branch and it gave me 0.3.1 without Lavender theme.

[julian]

@anooxy That's right. It's actually 0.3.2 (just mislabeled), and Lavender was not bundled with NodeBB at that point.

[anooxy]

@julian Is this forum running the master branch?

[Scuzz]

I think it is as it has the newest features that are available on that branch.

Like @julian said, it may be unstable and cause you some problems. It might be best to test it out before using it on your live environment.

[jonathanmh]

I'm currently considering using NodeBB in production and I would love stable branches or tags. I think GitLab actually handles this really well on their github repos!

[Nicekiwi]

So we should be cloning form the 0.4x or similar branches rather than the master branch for fresh installs (unless we want bleeding edge)?

[finid]

@Ezra-Sharp

Yes, most especially for a production system. For a crash-and-burn system, I'd go with Edge.