Re: [gentoo-dev] overlay support current proposal?

[Fernando J. Pereda]

On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 06:00:49PM -0500, Aron Griffis wrote:
> Ryan Phillips wrote:  [Sat Mar 25 2006, 01:47:51AM EST]
> > It sounds to me like the overlays would benefit of using git/cogito.
> > The Linux Kernel uses this DVCS to full affect. Pulling changes from
> > other repositories, and even receiving email patches pushed from
> > people not having their own official repository (or repository http
> > or ssh accessible).  Any git checkout is a branch, so its easy to
> > stay up to date with the mainline tree and still work on personal
> > branches.
>
> Most of the other DVCSs are easier to use than git, and just as
> powerful or more.  IMHO git is used for Linux mostly because Linus
> wrote it, rather than it being the best tool for the job.

Well, I find it easier to understand than many other DVCSs out there...
In fact I don't think it is difficult to use in any way. Maybe pre-1.1
versions had some syntax weirdnesses, but the 1.2 series are really easy
to use and understand...

> > I think git/cogito might be the solution.  It works for a highly
> > distributed kernel development, which would be similar to the way
> > the overlays would work.  Gentoo User A would checkout the kde
> > overlay, make some changes, cg-commit them to their own overlay, and
> > submit the patches upstream via an email requesting a pull, or
> > emailing them patches directly with a git-mkmail command.
>
> *shrug*  All possible with the other DVCSs, generally easier to use,
> and harder to screw up your repo.

How would you screw your repo using normal Git commands ?

Cheers,
Ferdy

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Fernando J. Pereda Garcimartín
Gentoo Developer (Alpha,net-mail,mutt,git)
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