On Apr 29, 2009, at 9:37 AM, bbackde at googlemail.com wrote:

> I have no problem with commits and updates from the command line.
> But when it comes to compare tasks (what was changed, what did I  
> change
> compared to the HEAD, or to any other revision), then I really  
> prefer Eclipse.

There are nice GUI tools for that, like gitk or gitx on the mac.  I  
agree that diffs are easier with a GUI tool (I never said command line  
was best for everything!)

Ian.

>
>
> If you like the command line, ok. But if I can't work with git using
> my prefered IDE,
> then I have a problem. I don't want to change anything just because  
> you decided
> to switch to some SCM that is mostly used by command line freaks ^^
>
> So I will fiddle with the Eclipse plugin, and if I fail I have to
> decide how to proceed...
>
> I fear that git could discourage some part-time devs from contributing
> to freenet.
> But I agree that some other devs might love git.
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 16:09, Ian Clarke <ian at locut.us> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 5:38 AM, xor <xor at gmx.li> wrote:
>>> I consider learning command line usage for stuff for which a GUI  
>>> can be
>>> used as a waste of my personal lifetime and will not do so, I'd  
>>> rather
>>> sit in the sun or listen to music or hang out with friends or  
>>> whatever.
>>
>> Well, you are wrong.  If you made the effort to become proficient  
>> with
>> the command line you might find you have more time for listening to
>> music or hanging out with friends.  The command line remains the most
>> efficient way to do many things.  For example, I use a mac and I find
>> that stuff like moving files around is much more efficient with the
>> command line than with Finder, the Mac's file manager.
>>
>> Perhaps some day someone will invent a gui with the power,  
>> efficiency,
>> and flexibility of the command line, but it hasn't happened yet.
>>
>> Ian.
>>
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