Re: Monotone workflow compared to Git workflow ( was RE: Git vs Monotone)

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:

Btw, the fact that I have a beefy box really wasn't the point. The fact that I can build the kernel three times quicker than I can build the git documentation _was_ kind of the point. A lot of projects have horrible build rules - makefiles that don't parallelize well or just tools that suck dead baby donkeys through a straw.

I often get the feeling that I can compile the kernel faster than I can run "./configure" on most of the other projects I ever compile.

So I'd heartily encourage projects to try to make their build lean and mean. It actually then allows you to be more efficient, and gives the option of using more efficient development models, where "use multiple branches in the same tree" is just one example of that.

Of course, I have to admit that git itself isn't exactly a stellar example. I can compile git itself in basically zero time, but those docs really take a loooong time.

Just one more reason for me to stay away from documentation.

			Linus