Re: [RFC] Common library for Git GUIs

From: Abhijit Bhopatkar <bain@devslashzero.com>
Date: Feb 18, 2009, 05:56 UTC
Message-ID: <1234936574.20168.11.camel@bain-laptop>
In-Reply-To: <20090216212459.GA25046@efreet.light.src>

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> Looking at the current situation with Git GUIs, I thought it might be useful
> to create a generic library that would make it easier to develop git guis
> (especially plugins to various tools) and to add a new features to many of
> them with less effort. What do you people think about such idea?
>

I don't think lack of library is holding this back, all the functionality is exposed through cli and i find it perfectly fine interface. ( on teamgit side its lack of devtime :( thats holding it back) On the other hand a generic Qt/Gtk lib to interface with cli's would be nice. In any event i do not plan to switch to a library. Mainly because there is no value add (barring performance). And of-course, i already worked so hard to interface with the cli :D.

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> Unfortunately in current situation no gui really supports all I would need to
> get my colleagues at work to accept git (they are somewhat obsessed with
> plugin to Visual Studio and explorer and generally avoiding command line).
> I started working on VS plugin some time ago, but I feel like a bit more
> reuse would be in order.

BTW take a look at git extensions for windows, it should provide both, win ui and VS plugin based on msysgit

> 
> The proposed library should contain:
>

I think an effort to convert git into libgit+cli is already underway, unless i missed something very obvious and you are talking about/for the same effort.

Anyway, Sorry folks no interest here.

BAIN