Re: [dcplusplus-devel] Distributed vcs

[Steven S. <ste...@gm...>]

Jacek Sieka wrote:
> I'm curious to try out distributed vcs and DC++ seems like a reasonably sized project to try it on...
> 
>>From what I read, this should bring advantages to all mod devs because it'll be easier for them to
> merge their branches and it should make it easier for frequent contributors for the same reasons.
> 
> In the beginning at least, I wouldn't change too much in the development process, i e one central
> repository for the main dc++ distribution and patches to mailing list or launchpad. Once I and the
> main committers become more familiar with the new tools, we could move to a better process if one
> exists for our specific needs.
> 
> That said, I can't decide which one to pick - Bazaar or Hg. They're both similar and I can't decide
> which one is better. Hg seems to have the technical edge while bazaar is possibly more user friendly
> but I've never used either of them so if anyone has any experience...?
> 
> It seems like both can be more or less set up to work on sf.net (putting them in the public web
> space and pushing changes through ssh) - bazaar could also be deployed on launchpad while theres
> sharesource.org for mercurial...
> 
> And no, I don't like git (from a documentation point of view, I've never used that either).
> 
> /J
> 

I say choose Bazaar. You already have a launchpad site, might as well 
consolidate things to there. I haven't used Bazaar yet, but I've researched it 
and it looks pretty nice. LinuxDC++ is also probably going to be switching to 
Launchpad soon (yay, no more berlios!), so easier integration with its upstream 
would be nice.

-Steven