Re: [myhdl-list] Is it time for 0.9 release?

[Christopher F. <chr...@gm...>]

On 2/9/2015 6:29 AM, Angel Ezquerra wrote:
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>>
>> The Move
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>> There also has been talk about moving to git/github.  I
>> assume this will happen after the 0.9 release, correct?
>
> Has the move to git/github been decided?

There is definite momentum in that direction, I believe
it is inevitable.

> It may be a good move in order to get more exposure for the
> project.

I don't believe that is the current rationale.

> However, having used git
> and github recently for some open source contributions I find that the
> experience is terrible compared to using mercurial (and BitBucket). I
> don't get why people like github so much (other than because it is
> very popular).

Unfortunately, these conversations are muddle because two
things are simultaneously discussed: the version control
tool and the web platform.

I am unaware of the technical arguments at this point, but
if the main developers have a strong preference for git
it is hard to argue against it.  As a community we want to
make development as easy as possible.  From my perspective,
this means: first, supporting the main developers; second,
outlining the process for new developers (both of these
occur in MyHDL).

If the pro-hg'ers were the highest contributors then there
might be precedence for discussion but that is not the
current situation.

 > I find that the BitBucket UI is not as flashy as
 > github's but is IMHO easier to use and mercurial is oh so much simpler
 > than git!

I agree and I am dreading having to invest the time to
figure out some of the more cryptic commands.

But since so many projects use git, this investment is not
a waste.  Hopefully I can avoid past major faux pas with
git :)  The biggest discomfort for me is not being able
to clone to a dropbox folder (or at least not easily).

In addition, one of arguments is the use of CI.  Since MyHDL
has good collection of tests and follows a test-driven mantra,
having an integrated CI is nice.  I know drone.io exists for
bitbucket but someone would need to show a working CI on
bitbucket the same as some have done for travis-ci.

In the end, as often stated, one of the best ways to support
MyHDL is to develop projects with it.  Each developer can
always choose which platform to host the project.

I am sure there will be more on this topic in the future.

Regards,
Chris