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

From
Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>
Date
Feb 12, 2012, 18:54 UTC
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On 12/02/12 18:13, Pete Wyckoff wrote:
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> 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.

<snip>
> a core git package, or as a separate add-on.  Getting support
> for python and git-p4 in msysgit is something I'd like to see
> happen too.

Not sure about msysgit, but last time I tried on Windows it didn't work at all well.

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>
> While I considered taking this opportunity to split up git-p4
> into more modular components across multiple files, it seems best
> now just to do the script move intact.  That effort could come
> later.  If anyone has a strong preference to do this now, we could.

Regards! Luke

Previous: Pete WyckoffNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 5 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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