On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Christopher <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since we're on git now... to avoid confusion like this in the future > (not just from PMC/committers who may not have touched the code in > awhile, but also from users looking for the source)... > > I think it would be useful to do what Thrift did, and replace the > existing source branches in SVN with a README > (https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/thrift/README?view=log). The SVN > history will still be there, and people will still be able to > reference tags, just like with thrift > (https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/thrift/tags/thrift-0.8.0/?pathrev=1419982). +1 > I'm personally in favor of removing all of > {trunk,branches,contrib,tags} with a README, but if people insist on > {tags} remaining behind, I'd settle for replacing only the other > three. (Technically, the tags are still there... at the version they > were created... which is the only reliable way of referencing a tag in > SVN anyway... so that's why I don't mind removing them in SVN HEAD). > > To make things easier on passers-by, we can document in the README, > the last commit that occurred in SVN, and provide a viewvc link > directly to that, and can also provide the svn command to check out > that revision. > > Removing these paths from the SVN will help resolve any confusion > about where our current development activity is taking place. > > -- > Christopher L Tubbs II > http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii > > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 8:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Josh. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Josh Elser" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:09:36 PM > > Subject: Re: SVN or GIT > > > > No, SVN is not an option for main Accumulo development. > > > > The CMS site is still hosted on SVN, that's why the SVN info is still > > there at all. It could possibly be trimmed some more -- I forget where I > > left it. > > > > On 08/21/2013 08:05 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Have not committed anything in a while. I read the GIT WIP wiki page. > Is svn still an option at this point, or do I need to move over to git. > What's the latest? > >> > > > > >
