Quoting Ivan Shmakov (2014-06-11 18:13:22) > >>>>> Thomas Schwinge <tho...@codesourcery.com> writes: > >>>>> On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:17:31 +0200, Justus Winter wrote: > > […] > > >> I prepared this for your consideration here: > > >> > http://darnassus.sceen.net/gitweb/teythoon/hurd.git/shortlog/refs/heads/merge-random > > > That looks reasonable. I would have done the subdirectory move, the > > merge itself, and the Hurd Makefile:prog-subdirs change as one big > > (merge) commit. Oh, and also (fold in?) a change to have the random > > translator use <version.h>? Then, push to the abandoned random > > translator branch a commit that removes all files but a small README > > file containing a note about the move -- or, in fact, just remove the > > branch? However, I'm likewise fine if you just push your > > merge-random branch as-is. > > > That procedure can then also be used for other branches/repositories, > > if so desired. > > I think I’ve already asked this one, but still: why not a Git > submodule?
Complexity. We are trying to reduce it. > One problem with the “merge ’em all” approach is > that one can /add/ a thing to the repository, but one cannot > really /delete/ it later. (In the sense that from that point > on, the code added would remain in the Git history, – and be > $ git clone’d forever.) In my head, that is exactly the point of a vcs, but ymmv. > On the contrary, submodules may be added and removed without any > hassle. And from this point, I’d rather see Hurd – a collection > of servers – living as a collection of Git repositories. I'd rather see the Hurd not being a major pain in the ass to develop, but again, ymmv, as I guess it's a matter of perspective. > The only downside I could think of is that a single commit > (unless made to the “upper level” repository) cannot really span > multiple Git repositories. Which may be a problem as long as > there’re strong interdependencies in the servers’ code. There are strong interdependencies, some are explicit, some are implicit. And being able to change some aspects of the Hurd is part of why I advocated this merge in the first place (as clearly stated in my original mail). Justus
