From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 22:04:28 GMT
Subject: Re: FAQ Q: another version control system?
Message-ID: <46a038f90705021504i4d362c8amd233580bdff81223@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <9e7886190705020013k5721480aj767c1c8643fc8d23@mail.gmail.com>

On 5/2/07, Peter <petervanbohning@gmail.com> wrote:
> But why isn't such a feature set added into SVN?  Why do I have to
> download another version control system just so that I can "git"
> libxcb and X11 so that I can compile gtk so that I can compile xchat

If you are just a user trying to get a development version of libxcb,
I am sure that you can download a snapshot -- if the project doesn't
offer them formally, it'll probably have a "gitweb" thingy to browse
the development history online that also allows you to download a
snapshot. If it's really x.org they _definitely_ have gitweb (just
like viewsvn or viewcvs). No need to get git.

If you are a developer, git knows a lot of tricks that svn/cvs don't,
things that change how a large and broad project is developed. Lots of
people find it worthwhile, so chances are there'll be a payoff to the
pain of learning it. :-)

cheers,


martin