From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:53:51 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/40] Compile some programs only conditionally.
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0802292153210.22527@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <200802292158.12398.johannes.sixt@telecom.at>

Hi,

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> On Friday 29 February 2008 01:47, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> > > openlog() etc. is only one problem in git-daemon. It also depends on
> > > SIGCHLD, a non-blocking waitpid, and a lot more. The patch that is in
> > > 4msysgit.git allows only a single connection, IIRC, after which it
> > > terminates. But I also think that git-daemon can be made more complete
> > > on Windows, but it certainly requires a major surgery.
> >
> > Okay, I did not look closely enough.  But even a single-connection daemon
> > is better than no daemon, no?
> 
> In principle, yes. But:
> 
> - git-fetch needs two connections if there are new tags in the source repo.
> 
> - The daemon patches in 4msysgit.git could be prettier, they certainly would 
> not pass your scrutiny.

Right.

> git-daemon is not my itch at this time, so I won't scratch it.

Right.  I will mail the correct person.

Ciao,
Dscho