On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:54:38 -1000 Eric Firing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrew Straw wrote: > > Something I haven't seen addressed on the numpy list (or here) is > > using hg or bzr to mirror an svn repository. What would be the > > added advantage to the project of using a DVCS if all the > > DVCS-ophiles would simply sync the svn tree? > > There has been numpy discussion of starting with a read-only mirror. > My sense is that doing two-way synchronization may be possible using > tailor, but it doesn't sound very practical. Without two-way > synchronization, getting changes from the user's DVCS committed back > to svn would be a clumsy process. I'm all for the DVCS concept. I have recently started using git for my own work, including reading the matplotlib repository. git includes built-in tools to talk to svn and cvs repositories. In fact, the reason I chose git over the alternatives (hg, bzr, etc.) is the way it allows me to use DVCS for my own work (and, occasionally, the work of my close collaborators) without requiring a change to an entire project's infrastructure. Using git in this way does not allow one to take advantage of all of the potential DVCS promises, but it goes a long way in the right direction. It's something to consider. Disclaimers: (a) I am not an active matplotlib developer. (b) I really don't want to start a git vs. hg vs. bzr discussion/flamewar. --Jim Amundson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
