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Re: Will git have a baseline feature or something alike?

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JHJan Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>
Date
Mar 2, 2008, 19:38 UTC
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On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 02:20:35 +1300, Sam Vilain wrote:
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> Jakub Narebski wrote:
> > And last, KDE repos should most probably be split into submodules.
> 
> Mmm.  Everyone always says that; what it really needs I think is someone
> to really take the conversion on board and come up with a workable plan
> on this front.  I think the counter-argument to this was "but you always
> want to have 70% of the repository checked out for development".

KDE should not be the case. The source for Debian packages is split in several independent source packages (which are compilable on their own). You should rarely need more than 1 or 2 (the one you hack + base) checked out.

> Counter-counter argument is "yes but they don't always need to be deep
> clones".  Anyway, it's not my baby, just thought I'd let you know about
> it :-)
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						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>
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Message 8 of 16 in “Will git have a baseline feature or something alike?”
  1. eric miaoFeb 29, 2008
  2. SeanFeb 29, 2008
  3. Karl HasselströmFeb 29, 2008
  4. Jakub NarebskiFeb 29, 2008
  5. Sam VilainMar 1, 2008
  6. Jakub NarebskiMar 1, 2008
  7. Sam VilainMar 1, 2008
  8. Jan HudecMar 2, 2008
  9. Martin LanghoffMar 2, 2008
  10. eric miaoMar 1, 2008
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2008
  12. Jakub NarebskiMar 1, 2008
  13. Eyvind BernhardsenMar 1, 2008
  14. Jakub NarebskiMar 1, 2008
  15. Shawn O. PearceMar 2, 2008
  16. David BrownMar 1, 2008

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