Re: Android needs repo, Chrome needs gclient. Neither work. What does that say about git?

Hi,

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009, Adrian May wrote:

> Git is just plain wrong, because you can't split or merge repositories
> or pull subtrees of them.

You are plain wrong, because that is possible. Did you maybe forget to do your homework before coming here and shouting around as if you were right?

> It doesn't have the kind of triggers you need to assert change control 
> either, and these bolt-on scripts are just making life messy.

To the contrary, these "bolt-on scripts" are superior to other solutions, because they give the savvy user freedom to do _anything_ a program can do.

> Will somebody please finish git itself instead of working around it, or 
> use a source control system that's up to the job.

You obviously do not understand Open Source. If you have an itch, scratch it, or pay somebody to scratch it for you.

> PS: In both cases, I had problems pulling the code.

If you had problems pulling the code, there are two possible sources of problems: the program or a PEBCAK.

Ciao, Dscho

P.S.: Feels fine to vent for me, too.