-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 02:31:51PM +0100, Roland Mas wrote: >Jonas Smedegaard, 2009-03-06 14:03:52 +0100 : > >[...] > >>> As for git, I like it less and less as time passes. >> >> Please elaborate (or refer to some details somewhere). >> >> I am curious to know your reasons - even if you do not want to >> discuss them: I want to learn :-) > > I find it obscure, and I don't like to have to wrap my head around >git's concepts when all I want is a VCS. I don't want to know what a >blob is or what hoops to jump through when all I want is to incorporate >commits from another branch. I acknowledge many people find it very >powerful, and I tend to agree, I just dislike the way it constantly >reminds me of its presence.
Perhaps I will agree with you after working some more with Bazaar. :-) >>> As for CDBS, I don't like it much, but the good news is that it >>>shouldn't be needed anyway. The current debian/rules file is mostly >>>standard Debhelper stuff, with very little additions, and I'm pretty >>>sure it could be reduced to a handful of lines with Debhelper 7. >> >> There is more to CDBS than simplifying debhelper. > > I guess so, but does it bring anything here? * help ensure properly maintained debian/copyright * help maintain (build-)dependencies * help pull upstream tarballs, including repackaging non-DFSG ones * help setup build routines, including multi-flavored builds Haven't look at the actual package so can't say if any of above is relevant here specifically. >> Do I need something installed in addition to the "bzr" package? > > Ah, yes, for some reason HTTP doesn't work nice with the default >implementation in bzr 1.5. You can install python-pycurl (which fixes >it). Ah, thanks. Works now. :-) I see now that bzr suggests that package. Would it perhaps make sense to recommend it instead, or would you say that most users of Bazaar won't need HTTP client support? >>> If you can live with bzr, I'll probably set up a shared repository, >>>either in a dedicated Alioth project or under pkg-phototools. >> >> A year ago I would have declined. Now that I have wrapped my mind >> around git I have a feeling I can grasp other distributed VCS'es too. >> >> In other words: YES! Let's go for it! > > Great :-) Except I'm going on holiday for a week, which means lots of >unexpected and obviously urgent work is heading my way *today* (of >course). So I encourage you to play with the package, make changes and >patches, and I'll set up the shared repo when I'm back. No problem. I have a bunch of work myself - I hope to sneak in som time to play with Bazaar and this package. If I find myself resonably comfortable with Bazaar I might even add some CDBS enhancements (in a separate branch) for you to look at (but again: tell me if you know ahead that it is of no interest, so I won't waste time pursuing a dead end). Ping me when you are ready to work more on this :-) - Jonas - -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkmxLbsACgkQn7DbMsAkQLgmMwCeJMkZRBbrIAPPh7kneV47EWWY pzIAniN5NCnzaiR7FkixYFG4SpxG+Mj8 =zUov -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
