Re: [PATCH 2/3] ci: update Perforce version to r23.2

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 24, 2024, 16:10 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmsm6ydm9.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <ZqDC7O985AUUg3Pd@tanuki>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> I don't think that is a good idea. If we stop installing p4, the result
> is that _nobody_ will ever run the tests at all. The tests, and by
> extension git-p4 itself, would start to bitrot and we wouldn't notice
> any kind of regressions at all anymore.
>
> If we want to consider going down that route, I'd rather say we should
> do it all or nothing: either we rip out git-p4 and the tests, or we
> leave both of them in. I couldn't care less about git-p4 itself, so I
> would not mind ripping it out altogether. But there may be users of this
> script out there that do care, so I don't want to make that decision
> unilaterally.

Yup, I was actually interpreting Dscho's message as advocating the removal of "git p4". Such a move would certainly force people who do care about it to come out. It is up to them to volunteer to help maintaining "git p4".

This may be a good example to discuss "support policy" not on niche platforms but on niche features (Emily Cc'ed).

Thanks.