Re: RFC: a plugin architecture for git extensions?

From: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
Date: Apr 27, 2011, 10:21 UTC
Message-ID: <20110427102133.GA10057@bee.lab.cmartin.tk>
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=UafJRc76ePmVXo2gF+CNVnEL41Q@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 05:15:50PM +1000, Jon Seymour wrote:

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> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> > Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> My thoughts about this are inspired by how the node project manages
> >> packages with its npm package manager and also the fact that I have
> >> several ideas on the boil at the moment that would definitely benefit
> >> from a standard way to manage these concerns.
> >
> > Sounds like you have a plan ;-)
> >
> 
> Ok, here we go:
> 
>     https://github.com/jonseymour/gpm
> 
> Anyone who violently objects to the suggested name of a package
> manager interface - gpm, please speak up now because it'll be easier
> to change now.

I'm not objecting, but when I see gpm, I think of the mouse daemon for Linux virtual consoles[0] and whose git clone address also ends in gpm.

I find a name like gem (git extension manager) nicer, though that's taken by ruby.

[0] http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/

cmn