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Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-p4: move to toplevel

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PWPete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2012, 23:37 UTC
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gitster@pobox.com wrote on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:17 -0800:
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> Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> writes:
> 
> > On 12/02/12 18:13, Pete Wyckoff wrote:
> >> The git-p4 code is in a single python script down in
> >> contrib/fast-import now.  I'd like to move it up to the top-level
> >> source directory of git to make it easier to build and
> >> distribute.  Git-p4 already takes advantage of the git
> >> infrastructure for documentation and testing, as well as the
> >> community support (Junio, many reviewers).
> >
> > About time this was done. There's still a few oddities around but far
> > fewer than there used to be. I don't know if Junio has some rules on
> > what a command needs before it graduates from contrib though.
> 
> I try not to play a dictator around here. The primary thing I hesitated so
> far about git-p4 is that it is useless if you live in the open source only
> world, iow without proprietary software.

Yes, sad. Git-p4 at least helps people who have no choice but to use p4, e.g., when working in a corporate environment.

It's been a big help developing git-p4 inside the git source tree already. Having git-p4 be an installed component would make it easier on users. "make install" puts the script where it goes. Or better, they get it through their OS distribution.

		-- Pete
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Message 7 of 16 in “git-p4: move to toplevel”
  1. 0/3 git-p4: move to toplevelPete Wyckoff, Feb 12, 2012
  2. 1/3 git-p4: move to toplevelPete Wyckoff, Feb 12, 2012
  3. 2/3 git p4: update name in scriptPete Wyckoff, Feb 12, 2012
  4. 3/3 git p4: use "git p4" directly in testsPete Wyckoff, Feb 12, 2012
  5. Luke DiamandFeb 12, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2012
  7. Pete WyckoffFeb 13, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2012
  9. Clemens BuchacherFeb 13, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2012
  11. Pete WyckoffFeb 13, 2012
  12. Clemens BuchacherFeb 14, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2012
  14. Jeff KingFeb 14, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2012
  16. Clemens BuchacherFeb 14, 2012

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