Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:14:29 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Dewayne Geraghty <dewayne@heuristicsystems.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: where to upgrade 12-stable now, svn still, or git? Message-ID: <EBF311D4-176E-421E-97C5-47CE61D9A6F7@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <cb27cbd9-1d74-418a-9d14-72b001697d72@heuristicsystems.com.au> References: <19D1F98B-6F55-42C7-9C82-FB6F6032EA66.ref@yahoo.com> <19D1F98B-6F55-42C7-9C82-FB6F6032EA66@yahoo.com> <cb27cbd9-1d74-418a-9d14-72b001697d72@heuristicsystems.com.au>
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> On Feb 12, 2021, at 11:03 PM, Dewayne Geraghty =
<dewayne@heuristicsystems.com.au> wrote:
> As a change management task, I would hope that a mapping between =
svnlite
> and git would've become available for FreeBSD users, similar to the =
cvs
> to svnlite migration. I guess we need to create a test machine to
> figure out the commands we need for git to replace what we use in the
> scripts (mainly "update -r "{$DATE}", diff and log along with the
> incantation to create a git repository).
I wrote this up:
https://github.com/bsdimp/freebsd-git-docs/blob/main/mini-primer.md
which has how to do all the basics, but doesn=E2=80=99t have a handy =
translation table. It should suffice. If it doesn=E2=80=99t, open a =
problem or send a pull request for improvement.
All the information in my GitHub pages are moving to the handbook. I =
wrote them there due to the asciidoc conversion going on at the same =
time as the git conversion and didn=E2=80=99t want to step on any toes.
> I wish that I could articulate the reason to management that FreeBSD =
is
> making the move from svn to git?
I did this video:
https://youtu.be/uj1Ricrq0bs
which explains things (though there=E2=80=99s a few in-jokes)
As well as this blog entry:
=
http://bsdimp.blogspot.com/2020/09/freebsd-subversion-to-git-migration.htm=
l
and this update
https://github.com/bsdimp/freebsd-git-docs/blob/main/git-why.md
But the elevator pitch is that the svn ecosystem is fading and the git =
ecosystem is growing stronger. The project can leverage many CI tools to =
improve quality that don=E2=80=99t support subversion. More people know =
git than subversion, so it helps with recruiting. Git will also enable =
the project to have a better commit workflow that can do more testing =
prior to publishing rather than after-the-fact as with subversion.
> Is there a timeline when svn for stable-12 /usr/src disappears?
At least the duration that the project officially supports stable/12. =
Maybe a bit more, but many factors that are currently unknown confound =
being more specific.
Warner=
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