On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:18:58 -0600 "Nathan Ingersoll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On Nov 10, 2007 7:07 PM, Brian 'morlenxus' Miculcy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Don't see why people want's to push git, cvs is working and i guess we > > have better things to do than changing the source management software. > > I have to agree with this sentiment. Unless we can demonstrate a real > benefit from the effort, this seems like another administrative > distraction. > > I use git locally for doing branched development and push to CVS when > at a stable point. It is sometimes a pain to sync things properly, but > not that bad. For most people, there is not much benefit of using git > as they develop in a single branch. bingo. git just is shuffling papers differently. cvs is not perfect. i have used cvs for a decade - and i have managed to write lots of code and collaborate with others for 10 years. git came about because the kernel never went into cvs - kernel devs just kept mailing patches to eachother and each with their own tree. they worked entirely differently. git works for their model. cvs has worked well for ours. when i work on stuff i tend to work locally without revision control - i dont see why i need it. i make a small change, i run and test - if it went bad, i fix it. when working live on stuff i tend to commit small changes often. i get an email on very commit that makes it sane to handle. what happens when we have git and now people keep separate branches and develop separately - then merge them - where does the oversight of such massive merges happen? how do we get git-commit mails so we see who is doing what where and when? if commit patches get massive we not longer can sanely review any of it and will just give up into chaos, OR we end up with barriers being put up - code cant move form one git tree to another until it has been reviewed and accepted (the kernel model). if there is a recipe for us grinding to a halt development-wise - that is a sure fire way of doing it. i am wary of git. i just can't see how it can really help. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
