Re: [PATCH 0/6] Port git to Plan 9

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> On 2019-08-03 at 23:52:08, KADOTA, Kyohei via GitGitGadget wrote:
> > I ported git, and git subcommands only written in C to Plan 9. This pull
> > request contains patches for existing codes, and new files to build git in
> > Plan 9.
> >
> > All build options such as NO_PERL are not supported yet, and also some git
> > subcommands written not in C is not available yet. But git can synchronize
> > to remote repository with git pull and git push via HTTPS.
> >
> > This pull request don't contain a part of Git toolchain for example
> > git-credential-store, etc. So I'm going to port other parts of Git toolchain
> > too in the future.
>
> This series seems to build a whole new build system that uses Plan 9
> tools. Typically the way ports to non-POSIX platforms (such as Windows)
> have been handled is that the Unix tools, including GNU make, have been
> ported to those platforms, and the POSIX (or POSIX-ish) environment used
> there.
>
> I'm concerned that by introducing a whole bunch of new, Plan 9-specific
> build code, we're going to have it fall behind with features or bug
> fixes, because none of the main developers test on Plan 9, and most
> contributors will not have the Plan 9 skills or systems to maintain the
> code.
>
> In addition, the editor used by git commit and other commands invokes
> "sh", but you've set this to "rc". That's completely different from the
> way that all other environments work, and it means that Git on Plan 9
> operates in a totally different, incompatible way there. We also use a
> POSIX shell for the testsuite, and we rely on it quite heavily. rc is
> not going to cut it there.
>
> Plan 9 has a POSIX environment, and I think it might be a better idea to
> require that as a condition for building and running Git. It will likely
> be a lot easier, at least.
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> brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
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