A milestone is an object which pins an event to a specific name and date. This would include things like releases, branch points, builds, project milestones, etc.
Milestone Features
Fields
- Date and Time should be obvious. A date may be in the future.
- Type is either Release or Event. Release milestones may be shown in file revision views.
- Branch would identify a specific CVS code branch.
- Comment is a wiki field describing the milestone.
A milestone may also be associated with tickets by referencing the ticket number in the comment. Some milestones will also be associated with a directory, such as those created by CVS repository activity.
Creating A Milestone
There are two ways to create a milestone. Once created, milestones can't currently be deleted.
Manual Method
By clicking on the Milestone link, one can manually create a milestone and populate each field directly.
Repository Method
You can create an Event milestone using the cvs rtag command. The name of
the tag becomes the milestone comment. For example:
cvs rtag build_5918 cvstrac
will create an Event milestone for the cvstrac directory with "build_5918"
as the milestone comment.
Using Milestones
Milestones are mostly useful as markers in various pages, such as the timeline.