Re: [Jython-dev] Migrating to GitHub

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On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 8:44 AM Jeff Allen <ja...@fa...> wrote:

> We've wanted to do this for ages. If you go back far enough, you can
> find Jim confidently asserting we'd use GitHub for 2.7.2
> (
> https://sourceforge.net/p/jython/mailman/jython-dev/thread/CAOhO%3DaO_4GruQXQqmZk39a0C%3DXUnKyj%3DG6OcQtBkhtoQm9BCjw%40mail.gmail.com/#msg35054683
> ).
>
> Building with Gradle and accessing dependencies remotely (no JARs
> checked in) were identified as prerequisites at the time. In turn, I
> think building with Gradle requires re-organising the code to fit with
> its /convention over configuration/ idea
> (
> https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/organizing_gradle_projects.html#sec:use_standard_conventions).
>
> At least, doing otherwise in 2.7.2 got too difficult for me, somewhere
> around exposed classes ISTR.
>
> These don't seem to be prerequisites for the move. I would do Jython 3
> that way, but leave 2.7.3 as it is.
>
> https://bugs.jython.org/issue2892 opened to cover this. I'll try,
> starting withthe obvious way
> (
> https://help.github.com/en/github/importing-your-projects-to-github/importing-a-repository-with-github-importer)
>
> and reading what CPython did. I'd be happy to take input from anyone
> with a sure-fire answer.
>
Great news!

-Frank