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From: Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Development framework with access restriction?
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:03:17
Message-Id: CA+czFiDipZLynEYD07d8mzcrugQ325NxT1_huyrCGEi6UuuhNg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Development framework with access restriction? by Grant
1 On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >>> I think separate repositories would only be necessary when using
3 >>> distributed version control (git) as opposed to centralized
4 >>> (subversion).  I think subversion's path-based authorization should
5 >>> eliminate the need for separate repositories?
6 >>>
7 >>
8 >> Separate repos aren't strictly necessary, but it's much harder to verify
9 >> your path permissions than it is to verify that your repositories are
10 >> separate.
11 >>
12 >> The first involves config files and cascading information; the second
13 >> involves being able to count to two =)
14 >
15 > Would multiple repos work in a scenario where different developers
16 > have access to different stuff and some stuff should be accessible to
17 > multiple devs?  I don't think you want the same stuff in more than one
18 > repo.  It seems like managing multiple repos would get out of hand in
19 > that sort of situation and I might be better off with config files and
20 > a single repo.
21
22 With SVN, you do have 'externals' available:
23 http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html
24
25 Where I work, externals are used for holding common code like large
26 libraries which are needed or useful to multiple projects.
27
28 --
29 :wq