On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:00 AM, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote:
> > the Makefile is only for building binaries. I do not expect users to > run the Makefile. > > I am against using a version control system that forces me to change > the code (put empty files in empty folders) because they cannot handle > empty folders. Without agreeing or disagreeing - revision systems thru history did NOT track directories (there are interesting arguments all over this) - so strictly from a strength of logical position, this is weak - the counterpoint being "a system that fails when something null fails to exist (e.g. an empty directory) is not robust enough (other things could clean out empty directories). Having said that - I think there is no stronger argument one way or the other - the strongest is: this is the way it is, and there is no reason at this point to change. The robustness argument is general, and should enter into looking at anything new created: "how does this behave in some reasonable but exceptional condition?" Enuff fun for a Friday. It is how it is, and that's that! ;-) Yarko > > > Massimo > > On Mar 6, 8:23 am, BigBaaadBob <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mar 5, 9:44 am, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The repository (git or otherwise - whoever maintains it) --- should > have a > > > placeholder to hold empty directories. > > > > If the authoritative repository doesn't anchor these directories then > > you force other mirrors to be different to anchor these directories. > > I don't think that is a good approach. > > > > I personally think a better approach is to either have web2py > > automatically create directories it needs or to have the Makefile do > > it. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
