As a software developer on the sidelines thinking of getting involved, this would significantly lower the barrier to entry (cognitive or otherwise) since git/github is so familiar to me.
Duane On Jan 9, 2016 3:50 PM, "Nick Østergaard" <[email protected]> wrote: > 2016-01-06 0:50 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]>: > > On 1/5/2016 4:00 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote: > >> On 12/11/2015 05:58 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >>> On 12/11/2015 3:25 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote: > >>>> On 12/08/2015 09:57 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >>>> [snip] > >>>>> I'm not the biggest github fan either. I think its OK but it was > >>>>> expecting a lot more given all of the fan fair. I do like working > with > >>>>> git. I've been using it exclusively for my Eeschema refactor work. > Has > >>>>> anyone tried using the git support on launchpad yet? I haven't had > time > >>>>> to mess around with it. I know it's still a beta version but it > might > >>>>> be worth a look. It could be a low pain option as long as the > launchpad > >>>>> devs get all the bug tracker and merge request support working with > git. > >>>>> It may be worth trying to get an idea of when the LP devs plan to > have > >>>>> this done. If it's within the next year, it may be worth waiting > rather > >>>>> than jumping ship. > >>>> > >>>> There is basic support for git in Launchpad, and it seems to work. > >>>> Following a short manual [1], I was able to push a branch to my git > >>>> repository on LP [2]. It has taken me less than 5 minutes, thanks to > our > >>>> code is already stored in a git repo on github. > >>>> If our main goal is to switch to git, then this must be the cheapest & > >>>> quickest way. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Orson > >>>> > >>>> 1. https://help.launchpad.net/Code/Git > >>>> 2. https://code.launchpad.net/~orsonmmz/kicad/+git/kicad > >>>> > >>> > >>> Did you try to link a fake LP bug report and/or merge request to this > >>> repo. If those two things work at least as well as they do with bzr, > it > >>> might just be the way to go. > >> > >> For the moment there is no possibility to fill a bug report against a > >> specific commit, though it seems to me that it is a rarely used option. > >> Majority of bug reports contain the version information in the > >> description field. Unfortunately, it may also mean there is no way to > >> mark a specific commit as a bug fix. > >> > >> It is possible to propose a branch to be merged, though the interface is > >> not well polished yet. It was not clear to me what should be put in > >> "Target repository" (e.g. ~orsonmmz/kicad/+git/kicad) and "Target path" > >> (branch name in the repository) fields, but perhaps they are > >> automatically filled out when requesting merge against the main > >> repository. It is also possible to add reviews, as in the Launchpad > version. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Orson > >> > > > > It looks like git support in launchpad is a work in progress. I will > > contact the launchpad devs to see what their time frame is for getting > > full launchpad support up and running. I don't want to loose the link > > between bug reports and the repo version if I can help it. I'll hold > > off any final decision until I hear back from the launchpad devs. > > > > Wayne > > I my humble opinion, I think we could just start using git and not > nessesarely change the kicad source code bugtracker yet, that is keep > using it on launchpad. We never used the few features that the > launchpad bug tracker had to refer to the source code anyway. > > So basically, all we need to switch completely to git is: > 1. rename the kicad-source-mirror to kicad on github. > 2. disable write access on the bzr repo on launchpad. > 3. delete your bzr workspace (if you use that) and clone the new git repo. > > Effort for the above is very low. > > The issue tracker for the git repo on github can be disabled and we > can link the launchpad bug tracker from the repo description on > github. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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