> On Jul 5, 2016, at 3:44 AM, Renato Golin via llvm-dev > <llvm-...@lists.llvm.org> wrote: > > Quick re-cap. > > After a few rounds, not only the "external server" proposal got > obliterated as totally unnecessary, but the idea that we may even need > a hook at all is now challenged.
This is not clear to me. How is the umbrella repository updated? — Mehdi > > Jared's idea to use "git describe" is in line with previous proposals > to use rev-list --count and to do so only up to the previous tag, but > all in one nice and standard little feature. > > There were concerns by applying one tag per commit, but most of them > offered weak evidence. However, if "describe" can cover all our needs, > there is no point in even discussing tags. > > Just for reference, GitHub *does* have an SVN interface [1], and you > can already checkout a specific revision with "svn checkout -r NNN > repo", which *is already* using "git rev-list --count". > > This means that, for SVN based bisects, using GitHub will make it > *completely transparent* for SVN users. You can also base your > releases off an SVN view of the Git repo. > > So, to clear up this discussion and finish my proposal to move to > GitHub, my final questions, only to those that *want* SVN > compatibility: > > 1. Is there anything in the SVN view of GitHub that *doesn't* work for > you? (ie. same as using "rev-list --count") > > 2. If so, can "git describe" solve the problem? > > 3. If not, please describe, in details, why <<your alternative > solution>> would be the *only* way forward. > > I'll let this sit for a few days, and if no one has any serious issue, > I'll write up the final proposal and start the voting process with the > Foundation. > > cheers, > --renato > > [1] https://github.com/blog/626-announcing-svn-support > _______________________________________________ > LLVM Developers mailing list > llvm-...@lists.llvm.org > http://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/llvm-dev _______________________________________________ lldb-dev mailing list lldb-dev@lists.llvm.org http://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lldb-dev
