Re: GSoC proposal for svn remote helper

From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date: Apr 9, 2011, 23:19 UTC
Message-ID: <20110409231931.GA24345@dcvr.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <20110408052126.GA22256@elie>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:

> [1] git-svn.perl is a work of art and a wonder to behold, and if your aim
> is to make a compatible replacement for it, the first step will be to
> understand its design deeply.  And the thing is, that much, while
> valuable anyway, is pretty hard already.

Thanks. I credit the use of automated tests for making things work as well as it does, especially given how ugly the code has gotten.

I think the first step to understanding much of it is to split the modules into individual files and then understanding the test cases.

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> and people rely a lot on an odd coincidence:
> 
>  - using "git svn clone" twice with the same configuration on the same
>    repository will, at least most of the time, give the same commit
>    names.

I did design that in mind when I first started, I'm glad it still mostly works after all this time :)

> That is the dream.

*My* dream was to replace Subversion and get people using git. git-svn was designed to be self-obsoleting from the start. For the most part I consider it a success since I no longer need to use it :)

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Eric Wong