@Frans - 1. SVN is noticeably slower even on local gigabit subnet. Even on local computer. Why? when the codebase is non trivial, every "svn up" on the root first traverse the local working copy of ".svn" folders. At work I have a repo where it can take ~1 minute. on 4core machine. with the working copy on SSD.
I work using git-svn which at least take that pain away. Merging is still a bitch. 2. As for "move files through the Repo not the WC" - this is steve jobs saying "you're holding it wrong". On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Frans Bouma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > oh come on... every SCM is transactional (ok, old goo boxes aren't > > > but who uses those?), and once committed, it's there. Rolling back > > > isn't hard though, and yes also in svn not hard :) > > > > There's no such thing as a local commit in SVN. If you're not a > committer, > > you're on your own. > > get source, checkin local svn, develop change, extract patch, send > patch. IF you really want to. It's less ideal, if you don't get a branch on > the central repository, true. for patches being sent, this isnt a problem > (from the pov of the central repository). For devs working in a group on > feature, it might. > > > > the only problem which could pop up is code merged in local repos > > > pulled from local repos which is then merged to main trunk. You know, > > > the problem I mentioned ;). As apparently people here aren't that > > > strict, it's not something to worry about, right? > > > > It's a problem the committer has to solve if he chooses to do it. He > might > > have a good reason, like an imperfect patch he wants to fix himself or > > integrate with something before committing the whole thing. > > > > You wouldn't give commit rights to someone you don't think can handle > this. > > In fact, dealing with a non-committer via DVCS will give you a much > better > > idea whether that person can handle the tool, because they can actually > use > > it before they join. > > that doesn't solve problems related to changing code. Because one > can pick up a hammer and smash something doesn't make that person a > carpenter. > > FB > > > -- Ken Egozi. http://www.kenegozi.com/blog http://www.delver.com http://www.musicglue.com http://www.castleproject.org http://www.idcc.co.il - הכנס הקהילתי הראשון למפתחי דוטנט - בואו בהמוניכם
