Re: [webkit-dev] Moving to Git
Thank you all very much for your help! I really appreciate it. :-) P.S.: I decided to start learning git-svn. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 11:48 PM, Adrian Perez de Castro wrote: > On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:30:22 +0300, Konstantin Tokarev annu...@yandex.ru > wrote: > > > 20.02.2019, 22:27, "Bug Tracker" bug.tracking.acco...@protonmail.com: > > > > > Sorry, for the anonymous email. I opted for it because the list archives > > > are public and concluded that it's not that useful to reveal my identity > > > for the purposes of this question. > > > In short, however, I am a graduate student interested in using WebKit for > > > an academic project and thought that I should ask first about the > > > progress on Git migration, since it would be far easier for me to work > > > with WebKit then. > > > > You can use public Git mirror: > > https://github.com/WebKit/webkit > > You can even do upstream WebKit development using exclusively Git, even > without needing to use the GitHub mirror, see: > > https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/UsingGitWithWebKit#Checkout > > Even for things which would normally require Subversion, “git svn” can be > used 99.9% of the time. For the usual “pull latest code from master, make > a branch, prepare a patch, upload patch to Bugzilla for landing” Subversion > is not needed at all. Just make sure you have 20 to 30 GiB of space for the > Git checkout and building WebKit. > > For other more specialized workflows, like checking out release branches and > version tags you will need some “git svn” usage; but IMO that is still nicer > than having to use Subversion. > > I hope this helps! > > -Adrián ___ webkit-dev mailing list webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
Re: [webkit-dev] Moving to Git
I considered this option, but my work will involve touching multiple parts of the codebase and thus I would like to be able to keep up / merge locally with the upstream every now and then (e.g. on each relatively stable release, such as Apple's Safari Technology Preview). However, all branches, tags etc. are available only on SVN. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 9:30 PM, Konstantin Tokarev wrote: > 20.02.2019, 22:27, "Bug Tracker"bug.tracking.acco...@protonmail.com: > > > Sorry, for the anonymous email. I opted for it because the list archives > > are public and concluded that it's not that useful to reveal my identity > > for the purposes of this question. > > In short, however, I am a graduate student interested in using WebKit for > > an academic project and thought that I should ask first about the progress > > on Git migration, since it would be far easier for me to work with WebKit > > then. > > You can use public Git mirror: > > https://github.com/WebKit/webkit > > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > > On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:34 PM, Simon Fraser > > simon.fra...@apple.com wrote: > > > > > Are you a WebKit developer? I can't tell from your email. > > > Simon > > > > > > > On Feb 20, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Bug Tracker > > > > bug.tracking.acco...@protonmail.com wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I was curious about the status of the proposal for migrating from SVN > > > > to Git (https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/Moving to Git). > > > > The relevant page on the Trac wiki hasn't been updated for over 5 years > > > > and since then Git has become much more popular (the de facto standard > > > > for new projects, more or less), while: > > > > > > > > - SVN support is diminishing (e.g. in Xcode). > > > > - Git support on Windows is much better than 5 years ago. > > > > - It's difficult to find free robust SVN clients / UIs, unlike the > > > > plethora of options available for Git. > > > > - Most young and relatively new developers (with less than 10 years > > > > of experience, like myself) are much more comfortable with Git and > > > > maybe have not even used SVN before, so moving to Git could encourage > > > > more users and contributors. > > > > > > > > Is there any progress in this direction? > > > > Thank you, in advance! > > > > > > > > webkit-dev mailing list > > > > webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org > > > > https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev > > > > , > > > > webkit-dev mailing list > > webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org > > https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev > > -- > Regards, > Konstantin ___ webkit-dev mailing list webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
Re: [webkit-dev] Moving to Git
Sorry, for the anonymous email. I opted for it because the list archives are public and concluded that it's not that useful to reveal my identity for the purposes of this question. In short, however, I am a graduate student interested in using WebKit for an academic project and thought that I should ask first about the progress on Git migration, since it would be far easier for me to work with WebKit then. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:34 PM, Simon Fraser wrote: > Are you a WebKit developer? I can't tell from your email. > > Simon > >> On Feb 20, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Bug Tracker >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I was curious about the status of the proposal for migrating from SVN to Git >> (https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/Moving%20to%20Git). >> >> The relevant page on the Trac wiki hasn't been updated for over 5 years and >> since then Git has become much more popular (the de facto standard for new >> projects, more or less), while: >> >> - SVN support is diminishing (e.g. in Xcode). >> >> - Git support on Windows is much better than 5 years ago. >> >> - It's difficult to find free robust SVN clients / UIs, unlike the plethora >> of options available for Git. >> >> - Most young and relatively new developers (with less than 10 years of >> experience, like myself) are much more comfortable with Git and maybe have >> not even used SVN before, so moving to Git could encourage more users and >> contributors. >> >> Is there any progress in this direction? >> >> Thank you, in advance! >> ___ >> webkit-dev mailing list >> webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org >> https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev___ webkit-dev mailing list webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
[webkit-dev] Moving to Git
Hi, I was curious about the status of the proposal for migrating from SVN to Git (https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/Moving%20to%20Git). The relevant page on the Trac wiki hasn't been updated for over 5 years and since then Git has become much more popular (the de facto standard for new projects, more or less), while: - SVN support is diminishing (e.g. in Xcode). - Git support on Windows is much better than 5 years ago. - It's difficult to find free robust SVN clients / UIs, unlike the plethora of options available for Git. - Most young and relatively new developers (with less than 10 years of experience, like myself) are much more comfortable with Git and maybe have not even used SVN before, so moving to Git could encourage more users and contributors. Is there any progress in this direction? Thank you, in advance! ___ webkit-dev mailing list webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
