Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Branch refs/heads/REL9_1_STABLE was removed

Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> We discussed earlier to potentially block the creation, and removal,
> of branches on the origin server, to prevent mistakes like this. It
> has only happened once in almost a year, so it's probably not
> necessary - but I wanted to raise the option anyway in case people
> forgot about it.

> The downside would be that in order to create or drop a branch *when
> intended* a committer would need someone from the infrastructure team
> to temporarily switch off the branch-blocking setting, and then back
> on..

I think it would be sensible to block branch removal, as there's
basically never a scenario where we'd do that during current usage.
I'm not excited about blocking branch addition, although I worry
sooner or later somebody will accidentally push a private development
branch :-(. Is it possible to block only removal and not addition?

regards, tom lane