50 | | A release tag is simply the release number, possibly followed by "-beta#" or "-rc#" if applicable. Thus the second release candidate for release 1.2.3 would be "1.2.3-rc2". |
| 50 | A release tag is usually the library name, a hyphen, the release number, and then possibly "-beta#" or "-rc#" if applicable. Thus the second release candidate for Boost.Timer release 1.2.3 would be "timer-1.2.3-rc2". |
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| 52 | Peter A. Bigot suggested library name prefixes for tags to avoid tag namespace pollution. Without the prefix, local tags could be overwritten. |