Re: git-bug: Distributed bug tracker embedded in git

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 19, 2018, 01:27 UTC
Message-ID: <20180819012748.GA175033@aiede.svl.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq6007abmu.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

(cc-ing Scott) Hi Junio,

Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Michael Muré <batolettre@gmail.com> writes:

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>> I released today git-bug, a distributed bug tracker that embeds in
>> git. It use git's internal storage to store bugs information in a way
>> that can be merged without conflict. You can push/pull to the normal
>> git remote you are already using to interact with other people. Normal
>> code and bugs are completely separated and no files are added in the
>> regular branches.
>
> This reminds me of a demo Scott Chacon showed us ages ago, the name
> of which escapes me.  I guess great minds think alike, or something?

I believe you're thinking of TicGit[1].

Some other related work is listed at [2]. Most of these projects have gone quiet:

- ditz[3]
- git-issues[4]
- cil[5]
- Bugs Everywhere[6]
- milli by Steve Kemp, which I haven't found a copy of
- simple defects[7]
- kipling[8]

http://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner/blog/posts/git-issue-trackers/ gives a nice overview, though it's rather old.

This area seems to have gone mostly quiet since 2014, so it's nice to see new work.

Thanks, Jonathan

[1] https://github.com/jeffWelling/ticgit [2] https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/InterfacesFrontendsAndTools#Bug.2Fissue_trackers.2C_etc. [3] https://github.com/jashmenn/ditz [4] https://github.com/duplys/git-issues [5] https://github.com/chilts/cil [6] http://bugseverywhere.org/ [7] https://syncwith.us/sd/, https://gitorious.org/prophet/sd [8] https://gitorious.org/kipling/mainline