Re: [GSoC] Git projects for Google Summer of Code 2008 final evaluation

From: Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net>
Date: Sep 4, 2008, 22:36 UTC
Message-ID: <20080904223653.GA15170@leksak.fem-net>
In-Reply-To: <200809042315.58898.jnareb@gmail.com>

Hi,

my reply belongs to:

> 6. git-sequencer
> 
> Student: Stephan Beyer
> Mentor: Christian Couder, Daniel Barkalow

Jakub Narebski wrote: [...]

> So students and mentors, please write what do you think current status 
> of project is: is it done, is it ready, is it perhaps already merged 
> in, or can be merged in at any time.

It is done, but not ready.

This means, we, my mentors and I, are currently still reviewing the code. But I am pinched for time until the end of September due to an important exam. My mentors also have not much time and so everything is a little slowed down. When they ACK, it will be sent to the list.

> Please write also what wasn't done, or what should be done different
> way (hindsight and all that).

During the GSoC application phase I have done a breakdown and I declared two items as "bonus" if I am really quick with the rest. But I wasn't that quick, so none of the bonus items have even begun.

Those were:
 6. [bonus] rewrite the users in C
 7. [bonus] discuss (with git development team and/or mentor)
    sequencer features needed for gitk and implement them

Now I think (7) is even more needed/interesting, e.g. to be able to do interactive rebasing with gitk.

And (6) shouldn't be that hard, but it will be even more interesting when sequencer is libified. I have some ideas for that, but I think, this is not so important in near time. Perhaps, there are other parts that need some libification first. :)

> Students, could you please tell us if you plan to work on git further,

Yes!

But due to my current lack of time I have ignored some topics on the list that I am interested in. :-(

> and in what range (how much time can you get to work on git).

This is fluctating.

> What do you think about git development community?

Strange people. Lunatics. Geeks.

:-)

> What have you learned from participating in GSoC?

In the beginning: portable shell is a mess. ;) Well, I guess I have learned a lot more...

Regards,
 Stephan

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