Re: GSoC questions

From: Vicent Marti <vicent@github.com>
Date: Mar 28, 2011, 20:52 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTink4wVb6O+yVm=HUh_s1GhKhyL4baqYGe=XFu04@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikGb1=Rtz-T9p=u+X32KpL2AXq0AELdSJ2NMHrW@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Alex,

I'm glad to see you're interested on the minimal git client task.

Here are some places to get you started on writing your proposal:

http://libgit2.github.com/libgit2/index.html (the full API documentation -- priceless) http://libgit2.github.com/api.html (the usage guide, with examples) https://github.com/libgit2 (the list of language bindings, so you can see real-life usage samples)

Also, I have to agree with Jeff once again: Start researching and impress us with an awesome application that shows how are you planning to solve the problem you are facing -- in this case writing a minimal git client.

Remember that the sooner your application gets on Melange, the more feedback it will receive!

Cheers, Vicent

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Alexandru Sutii <sutii.alex@gmail.com> wrote:

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>> Is there some particular part of git functionality you would like to
>> focus on (history creation, history mining, object store maintenance,
>> configuration, transport)?  The list of low-level commands (plumbing)
>> in the git manual might be a good place to get an idea of the scope.
>>
>> The ideas page mentions areas in which libgit2 functionality is
>> incomplete --- depending on your interest, you might want to focus on
>> one of these (so the project would be to add functionality to libgit2
>> as well as using it) or to steer clear of them (to focus on
>> functionality libgit2 already has).
>
> Hello again! Thanks for your and Jeff's reply.
>
> I have decided on "minimal Git client based on libgit2" project. I have looked
> over the git manual page and I would like to work on manipulation commands
> functionality. I am also open for adding functionality to libgit2 as
> well as using it.
>
> I have read the references from your mail and I am currently trying to
> understand project's architecture, as I am totally new to git's source code.
> Hope I will manage to identify the source code parts that interest me in
> a short time and maybe realize to implement something.
>
> In the meantime I would greatly appreciate some guidelines where to look.
>
> --Alex.
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