Hello, I am interested in the "Convert scripts to builtins" project. I have recently started to analyze it better and see exactly what it entails and a few questions came to my mind.
First of all, I find it difficult to pick which scripts would benefit the most by being rewritten. I am thinking of git bisect, git stash and git rebase since these are maybe some of the most popular commands of Git. However, on the other side, scripts like git-rebase--interactive.sh and git-bisect.sh are also subject of other GSoC projects. Should I steer away from these projects or can I consider them? Secondly, what is too little or too much? On one hand, I do want to do my best and help the Git community as much as I can. On the other hand, I do not want to have too much on my plate and not be able to finish my project. Considering that mentors have already decided that git rebase --interactive and git bisect are enough for two projects, how could I quantify the time required for each command? Looking back at the previous editions of GSoC I noticed that most projects were focused on only one command. >From my research, these are the scripts that could be subject of this project. Which ones do you think could be the best choice for a project of this kind? * git/git-add--interactive.perl * git/git-archimport.perl * git/git-bisect.sh -- there is a project about this * git/git-cvsexportcommit.perl * git/git-cvsimport.perl * git/git-cvsserver.perl * git/git-difftool--helper.sh * git/git-filter-branch.sh * git/git-instaweb.sh * git/git-merge-octopus.sh * git/git-merge-one-file.sh * git/git-merge-resolve.sh * git/git-mergetool--lib.sh * git/git-mergetool.sh * git/git-quiltimport.sh * git/git-rebase--am.sh * git/git-rebase--interactive.sh -- there is a project about this * git/git-rebase--merge.sh * git/git-rebase.sh * git/git-remote-testgit.sh * git/git-request-pull.sh * git/git-send-email.perl * git/git-stash.sh * git/git-submodule.sh -- there was a project about this * git/git-svn.perl * git/git-web--browse.sh I look forward to hearing from you. I will also submit a draft of my proposal soon enough. Best regards, Paul Ungureanu
