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Re: [PATCH] cvsimport: rewrite to use cvsps 3.x to fix major bugs

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jan 14, 2013, 05:12 UTC
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On 01/13/2013 11:20 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> After a quick survey of various distros, I think it is very unlikely
> that we will see "distros move on to newer cvsps, leaving cvsimport
> broken" situation. If anything, it is more like "distros decide to
> ignore the new cvsps, until it is made to work with cvsimport" [*1*].

A better predictor of the distros' decisions is probably which other packages depend on cvsps. As one data point: on Debian squeeze and on Ubuntu precise, only two packages depend on cvsps (git-cvs and bzr-cvsps-import) and one suggests it (chora2, "a code repository viewing component for horde framework"). So also by this standard they are unlikely to feel a lot of pressure to update quickly to cvsps3.

> I think it is probably sensible to [...]
> 
> Agreed?
Yes, I agree that what you propose is a good strategy.
Michael
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Message 27 of 37 in “cvsimport: rewrite to use cvsps 3.x to fix major bugs”
  1. cvsimport: rewrite to use cvsps 3.x to fix major bugsJunio C Hamano, Jan 11, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2013
  3. Eric S. RaymondJan 11, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2013
  6. Eric S. RaymondJan 12, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2013
  8. t/t960[123]: remove leftover scriptsJunio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2013
  9. Chris RorvickJan 12, 2013
  10. t/lib-cvs: cvsimport no longer works without Python >= 2.7Junio C Hamano, Jan 12, 2013
  11. Michael HaggertyJan 12, 2013
  12. John KeepingJan 13, 2013
  13. Eric S. RaymondJan 12, 2013
  14. Michael HaggertyJan 12, 2013
  15. Eric S. RaymondJan 12, 2013
  16. Jonathan NiederJan 12, 2013
  17. Jonathan NiederJan 12, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2013
  20. 0/3 A smoother transition plan for cvsimportJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  21. 1/3 cvsimport: allow setting a custom cvsps (2.x) program nameJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  22. 2/3 cvsimport: introduce a version-switch wrapperJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2013
  24. 3/3 cvsimport: start adding cvsps 3.x supportJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  25. Chris RorvickJan 15, 2013
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2013
  27. Michael HaggertyJan 14, 2013
  28. 0/6 A smoother transition plan for cvsimportJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  29. 1/6 Makefile: add description on PERL/PYTHON_PATHJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  30. 2/6 cvsimport: allow setting a custom cvsps (2.x) program nameJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  31. 3/6 cvsimport: introduce a version-switch wrapperJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  32. 4/6 cvsimport: start adding cvsps 3.x supportJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  33. 5/6 cvsimport: make tests reusable for cvsimport-3Junio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  34. 6/6 cvsimport-3: add a sample testJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  35. Jonathan NiederJan 14, 2013
  36. 7/6 t9600: further prepare for sharingJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013
  37. 8/6 t9600: adjust for new cvsimportJunio C Hamano, Jan 14, 2013

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