On Jul 16, 2016 7:54 PM, "Chris Angelico" <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > > For instance, would we be able to split the history, or would the original > > history stay in the CPython repo and we would start from scratch in the > > stdlib repo and `git log` would hopefully be smart enough to merge the two > > histories? How bad is it to work in a repo with a submodule where you will > > be making changes to submodules regularly? > > I detest working with git submodules; if the repositories get split, > I'd much rather have ./python look for ../python-stdlib as a parallel > repo. They stand entirely separately; you simply clone both repos into > the same directory. (For example, the editor SciTE and its component > Scintilla work this way. I have /home/rosuav/scintilla and > /home/rosuav/scite, and build Scintilla first, then build SciTE. The > building part wouldn't be an issue with the stdlib, so it'd be > easier.)
What about subtrees: https://medium.com/@porteneuve/mastering-git-subtrees-943d29a798ec#.6bbjxspcj > > Splitting out the history can certainly be done. You simply clone the > main CPython git repo, then tell git to throw away everything that > isn't in the Lib/ directory. Not all commits will read sensibly like > that (maybe there's a trivial edit to the stdlib, associated with a > core interpreter edit, and the commit message mentions only the core), > but it's faithful and reliable, and you get the full history, going > back deep into the Mercurial days. (And earlier, if the hg repo > imported other data.) > > ChrisA > _______________________________________________ > core-workflow mailing list > core-workflow@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/core-workflow > This list is governed by the PSF Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct -- Ryan [ERROR]: Your autotools build scripts are 200 lines longer than your program. Something’s wrong. http://kirbyfan64.github.io/
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