Yo, On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:54 PM, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > github workflow: this seems to present a different workflow than that > espoused in gitwash used by mpl and other projects > > http://scottchacon.com/2011/08/31/github-flow.html > > I like the idea of lots of feature branches off upstream/master and > master always being deployable (nightly builds?). What is the > advantage of core devs working in their own forks, as we currently do, > over working on feature branches off of > https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib? Seems like a lighter-weight > approach that works, and it would probably make it easier for users to > follow mpl development by tracking the mpl repo and all the branches > off of it, rather than having to pull in the various dev's forked > branches.
The issue being - why not have all the development branches in the same main repo? Because: a) Everyone needs write access to the main repo b) It's much less tempting to start experimental and highly unstable branches c) You can get a very similar effect by adding remotes to your own repo. d) It only very slightly simplifies an unusual case (what's developer X working on today?). Less tempting ------------------ Just as a minor example, here's my nipy branch list: https://github.com/matthew-brett/nipy/branches Lots of crap in there; I just made a branch with a single extra commit that I may well throw away, the branch I'm currently working on: https://github.com/matthew-brett/nipy/tree/fmristat-test-refactor - I am constantly rebasing and reorganizing while I try to work out what I'm doing. I'd think much harder about that if I thought other people were expecting to pull down all my stuff. Thinking harder = slower coding (for me at least :)) Similar effect ---------------- - I'd like to see what Gael and Jonathan Taylor are up to from time to time: Once: git clone g...@github.com:matthew-brett/nipy.git # origin remote git remote add gael git://github.com/GaelVaroquaux/nipy.git git remote add jonathan git://github.com/jtaylor/nipy.git >From time to time: git fetch --all - same effect, and it allows me to chose who I'm following. But actually, I very rarely do that in the abstract, I look when they tell me to look at something, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for them and my stuff. See you, Matthew ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
