Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:37:09 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>, Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, David Chisnall <theraven@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Tijl Coosemans <tijl@freebsd.org>, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: svn commit: r251886 - in head: contrib/apr contrib/apr-util contrib/serf contrib/sqlite3 contrib/subversion share/mk usr.bin usr.bin/svn usr.bin/svn/lib usr.bin/svn/lib/libapr usr.bin/svn/lib/libap... Message-ID: <20130620133709.GG23721@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <51C304C0.5060208@freebsd.org> References: <201306180253.r5I2rj45053959@svn.freebsd.org> <11DA3D8A-AD20-4DE1-B807-D09814F61947@bsdimp.com> <51C1C7BD.9060201@FreeBSD.org> <201306191113.29703.jhb@freebsd.org> <A5DB9B17-9622-4F65-A902-4984CDD82DC3@FreeBSD.org> <8D00BE2B-FD8E-4E7B-B818-1C4B7F6BB6A5@bsdimp.com> <F96228E4-16C3-4238-B54B-7E7C0C08B95B@FreeBSD.org> <51C2FF16.5080005@freebsd.org> <DA45DD0A-8576-4371-83EF-B3311AC067BA@FreeBSD.org> <51C304C0.5060208@freebsd.org>
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--0z5c7mBtSy1wdr4F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 09:33:52PM +0800, Julian Elischer wrote: > On 6/20/13 9:13 PM, David Chisnall wrote: > > On 20 Jun 2013, at 14:09, Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >>> Which of the classes of user that I outlined do you think wants to be= able to do that? As a FreeBSD user, I never felt the desire to do that, b= ut maybe I was unusual. As a FreeBSD developer, I don't mind installing the= svn port to be able to do it (although I'd prefer a more lightweight port)= =2E I would expect the same to apply to the sort of engaged user who is wi= lling to bisect to track down a bug. > >> bug reporter: I have this new bug... > >> developer: Can you try rolling back to xyzzy > >> bug reporter: Yeah that fixes it.. > >> developer: Ok.. patch will follow.... > > And do you think that the sort of user who is sufficiently engaged with= the project to do this is the sort of user who would not be willing to do = so if it meant installing the subversion port? If so, then there is a clea= r case for svnlite. >=20 > I think that it lowers the barrier.. once you start bringing ports=20 > into the picture you start running the risk of port revision hell. >=20 Once everything will be back to normal $ pkg install subversion I don't see much revision hell in that (bonus it will bring to python and no perl). regards, Bapt --0z5c7mBtSy1wdr4F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlHDBYUACgkQ8kTtMUmk6Ey2RwCeJiXwoKLm9187hAuQk7wVDvYS rsUAnj2JaeAcgw1uQnGrGodzw97NlNU8 =tPzR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0z5c7mBtSy1wdr4F--
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