hotfix – Tarik Billa

Patch vs. Hotfix vs. Maintenance Release vs. Service Pack vs

July 24, 2023 by Tarik

When I hear those terms this is what comes to mind: Patch – Publicly released update to fix a known bug/issue Hotfix – update to fix a very specific issue, not always publicly released Maintenance Release – Incremental update between service packs or software versions to fix multiple outstanding issues Service Pack – Large Update … Read more

Following git-flow how should you handle a hotfix of an earlier release?

December 26, 2022 by Tarik

It seems that there is a concept of a “support” branch in git flow. This is used to add a hotfix to an earlier release. This thread has more information, with these examples: git checkout 6.0 git checkout -b support/6.x git checkout -b hotfix/6.0.1 … make your fix, then: git checkout support/6.x git merge hotfix/6.0.1 … Read more