Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Get Git or Stay with SVN?

[Glyn M. <gly...@gm...>]

Dean,

2009/3/4 Dean Michael Berris <mik...@gm...>

> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Glyn Matthews <gly...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > I'm interested but I don't know a lot about Git.  Could you give a list
> of
> > advantages?
> >
>
> One of the advantages is local commits -- or offline commits -- which
> allows for disconnected development.
>
> Another is the distributed aspect which allows everyone to have a copy
> of the *repository* not just the local copy of the source. So you can
> switch between branches, merge changes easily between and across
> branches, etc.
>
> Yet another is an easy means for developing a release tar-ball with
> the correct changelog from commit messages. :-)
>

Sounds good, but I don't think its enough on its own to change the
repository.


> I'm personally using git-svn now with another project, and I'm trying
> out git-svn to develop cpp-netlib further -- I'm thinking of merging
> John's work into the http_integration branch -- and seeing whether I
> can continue his work to support persistent connections and what not.
>

Oooh it sounds like progress.  Also, don't forget there is some useful URI
code gathering dust that should be merged into trunk.


>
> So if we can stay with svn at Subversion, I don't mind but I
> personally like developing on a Git repository from my VM. ;-)
>


Even if we don't use it for this project, it might make an useful blog post
;)

G