[Qgis-developer] Git repo available for testing

[Mayeul Kauffmann]

Hi,
I like versioning systems so learning a new one is interesting. The
paradoxal point with this github is as follows:

(+) One of the idea is to let non-core developers contribute (make
commits... in their branch only) in an easy way. I love the github tool
that shows you which branch will merge easily with yours... (well, I
love it when it's green). That's great.
(-) Less experienced developers are not allowed to commit to the trunk
because... they are less experienced; that's OK. But in the meantime,
IMHO they are required to have a better understanding of git than what
is required to commit directly to the main repository.

Still, probably the (+) is bigger than the (-). I saw the same doubts in
teams migrating from cvs to svn, and none of them wish to go back.

Just my 2 cents.
Mayeul

Le samedi 07 mai 2011 à 11:31 -0500, William Kyngesburye a écrit :
> Is this git thing on?  Questions and confusion.
> 
> Is there a git guide for dummies?  I found http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Using_Git but it seems overly complex.  I just want to do like I've done with svn - check out/update, make changes, and commit the changes.  3 steps.  Git checkout itself looks complex, let alone committing a change.
> 
> ...Sorry if I seem a bit resistant.
> 
> Are users migrated to git?  Or do I need to register with github and ask for commit access?
> 
> How long until 1.7 release?  I would like to do the workaround for http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/3497 before release, and check over the Mac install/build instructions.
> 
> On May 2, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Tim Sutton wrote:
> 
> > If you are interested in the git migration, you can test and play
> > around with it here:
> > 
> > http://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS
> > 
> > You can go ahead and fork it and see if everything works ok for you.
> > If we encounter any major issues, we may need to trash and repopulate
> > it so please don't consider it production ready yet. I made detailed
> > notes on the migration for anyone interested here:
> > 
> > http://linfiniti.com/2011/05/some-notes-on-the-great-migration-qgis-svn-to-git/
> > 
> > If any git experts notice anything untoward with my procedures please
> > feel free to suggest better working practices.
> > 
> > I'll give it a couple of days and if nobody has any major issues, we
> > can start to use that as our canonical repository.
> > 
> > Next we will start to work on the trac -> redmine migration (and svn
> > commitlog -> git commitlog in redmine). If anyone has particular
> > expertise in these (especially the latter), please feel free to
> > volunteer your services.
> > 
> > The other directories (code examples etc under svn trunk) I will
> > migrate after the release has gone out.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
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