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A hotfix is a single, cumulative package that includes information that is used to address a problem in a software product, i.e. a software bug.

During the software development cycle, when in-between regularly scheduled release dates for software upgrades if a problem requiring immediate resolution occurs a development team may release a "hotfix" to resolve the problem.

A hotfix usually is highly targeted at the specific problem requiring the immediate attention. Often times this is accomplished by simply reverting back recent changes so that the issue can be investigated more thoroughly without impeding the production environment, this is often times referred to as "rolling back".

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

If you try to follow the git-flow branching model, documented here and with tools here, how should you handle this situation: You have made a 1.0 release and a 2.0 release. Then you need to make a hotfix for 1.0. You create a hotfix branch off the…
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Patch vs. Hotfix vs. Maintenance Release vs. Service Pack vs

When you are somewhere between version 1 and version 2, what do you do to maintain your software? The terms Patch, Hotfix, Maintenance Release, Service Pack, and others are all blurry from my point of view, with different definitions depending on…
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How should gitflow hotfixes work?

We use Gitflow for our web builds, and I have a question about how hotfixes are supposed to work. But first I should explain that we don't quite use the normal Gitflow workflow. I understand that usually you would branch your features, they would…
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SourceTree: How to create multiple hotfix branches with Git Flow

How can I create a second hotfix branch in Sourcetree when one already exists? Whenever I try to it tells me to finish my current hotfix first. Any way to have multiple hotfix branches?
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Recommended Post-SP1 Visual Studio 2008 Hotfixes

Today I had to reinstall. I used to have some hotfixes installed for VS2008 but no longer have them and can't remember why they were necessary. I'm expecting any security-related hotfixes to come through Microsoft Update, but I'm interested in VS…
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Hotfix on GitLab

I'm trying to understand GitLab's suggested flow on http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/gitlab_flow.html. But, I'm not really sure about this statement: If you need to cherry-pick a commit with a hotfix it is common to develop it on a feature…
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Unable to create a new hotfix in SourceTree gitflow

Hello this is my git workflow. I'm trying to create by using Sourcetree a new hotfix. Unfortunately I get this error: There is an existing hotfix branch (issue-#001). Finish that one first. I have already finished the issue-#001. Why I'm unable to…
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Merging Git Flow Feature Branch after Hotfixes?

I just recently started using git flow and there's something I don't quite understand. First, I never do anything directly on develop. If I do something I either use a start a hotfix or feature. My plugin was at version 1.1.5 when I started a new…
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Updating App without installing new APK

I'm trying see whether it's possible to remotely update an app on a users phones without downloading an .apk file. (It's an information gathering request from my "boss". He thinks it's possible on iOS so he wants me to check on…
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List of available VS2010 hotfixes

With the regularity of VS2010 crashes increasing as I use it, I was looking for a list of hotfixes. This blog post says there is no official list, so let's make one (RTM only please). Or is this page sufficient instead:…
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Team Foundation: Multiple release structure

I am in need of help setting up a TFS branching structure. The current scenario is as follows, our application is a SaaS, and I believe we need multiple "Release" branches simultaneously. Going through the TFS Branching Guide III, I'm fairly certain…
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What Tridion Hotfixes have been applied?

What's the most reliable method of ascertaining what Tridion Hotfixes have been applied to a system (other than proper previous release documentation)? Specifically I'd like to know for SDL Tridion 2009 but would also be interested in knowing if…
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Manage hotfixes in Heroku pipeline

I have a simple Heroku deployment pipeline (review apps -> development -> staging -> production). If I push something to master then it will trigger the CI (codeship) and if the tests ran successfully the Codeship will deploy the changes to…
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Git merge strategy for maven project hotfix releases with multiple branches

What is the best practice to deal with recurring merge conflicts that are caused by preparing maven releases in a git flow environment with multiple hotfix branches? (See http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) In this case multiple…
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How i can check if a particular hotfix (windows update) is installed in my system?

I have some issues with the Riched20.dll file which is used by my application, this problem is fixed applying the KB884047 hotfix, in order to avoid problems with old windows versions, I want to detect when this hotfix is applied in the system, so…
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