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Re: contrib/ status

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EWEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date
Jul 3, 2006, 08:06 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:
> 
> > ... the
> > things under contrib/ are not part of git.git but are there only
> > for convenience....
> 
> This reminds me of something quite different.  I am getting an
> impression that enough people have been helped by git-svn and it
> might be a good idea to have it outside contrib/ area.

That would be great. IMHO, it puts git in a position to supplant centralized SVN usage one developer at a time, making it easier to make a gradual transition to git. Of course, there's also svk in a similar position...

-- 
Eric Wong
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Message 7 of 34 in “autoconf: Use autoconf to write installation directories to config.mak.autogen”
  1. autoconf: Use autoconf to write installation directories to config.mak.autogenJakub Narebski, Jul 2, 2006
  2. autoconf: Use ./configure script in git *.spec fileJakub Narebski, Jul 3, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  6. contrib/ statusJunio C Hamano, Jul 3, 2006
  7. Eric WongJul 3, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  9. Eric WongJul 4, 2006
  10. git-svn: migrate out of contribEric Wong, Jul 6, 2006
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2006
  12. git-svn: migrate out of contribEric Wong, Jul 7, 2006
  13. Jakub NarebskiJul 4, 2006
  14. Johannes SchindelinJul 4, 2006
  15. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  17. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2006
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2006
  19. autoconf: Use %configure in git.spec, autoconf dependency only in rpm targetJakub Narebski, Jul 4, 2006
  20. Pavel RoskinJul 6, 2006
  21. Jakub NarebskiJul 7, 2006
  22. Teach make clean about configure and autoconfJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  23. Copy description of build configuration variables to configure.acJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  24. autoconf: Preparing the way for autodetectionJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  25. autoconf: Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  26. autoconf: Checks for some library functions.Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  27. autoconf: Checks for librariesJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  28. autoconf: Checks for some programsJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  29. configure.ac vertical whitespace usage cleanupJakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  30. Comment on this series of patches (PATCH 2-9)Jakub Narebski, Jul 8, 2006
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2006
  32. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006
  33. Jakub NarebskiJul 9, 2006
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006

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