Re: [linux.conf.au] VCS Interoperability

From: David Barr <davidbarr@google.com>
Date: Jan 26, 2012, 23:47 UTC
Message-ID: <CAFfmPPPvpbsYz9cjN6OspivCN3dbuPGOU7fyaVdnic3D4V855w@mail.gmail.com>
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>>>> 3. What are your thoughts on lib'ifying Git so that others can call
>>>> into it using an API?
>>>
>>> This is something that everyone agrees would be a good thing. There have been many people who have started projects to do so, but they have all stalled.
>>
>> I believe libgit2 is still under active development.
>>
>> http://libgit2.github.com
>>
>
> Yes, GitHub alone actually has 2 full time employees and 1 contractor
> who are entirely dedicated to the project. It also ships with the
> GitHub for Mac product, so it's used in production by tens of
> thousands every day. If any of you want to get involved, you can check
> out the mailing list (libgit2@librelist.org) or (probably more
> usefully) the GitHub project page:
>
> https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2
>
> Open tickets, contribute code, review PRs, etc.

I'm thinking libgit2 is where git features that have stablised are formalised. On the other hand, git-core is where features are incubated.

I would like to see fast-import ported to libgit2 when it stabilises ;)

After giving my talk, I feel compelled to reroll the historic vcs-svn series. I'm pushing as I go to my GitHub account:

  https://github.com/barrbrain/git/commits/svn-fe-reroll

-- David Barr