== Backporting ==

For general advice, see http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.branchmerge.copychanges.html

For GRASS, see [[wiki:HowToSVN#Mergebetweenbranchesbackporting]].

== Policies ==

''Q: Should developers do it themselves? Or ask another dev to do it to keep some review sanity?''

A: It depends: preferably a developer should be able to backport him/herself but
 * do not break the release branch
 * make tests
 * only fix bugs, do not introduce new features

If the latter is unclear, it should be discussed on the developers list. '''If in doubt, ask! '''
In this case, a path/diff is appreciated.