Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 12:06:32 +0200 From: Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> To: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi <mqudsi@neosmart.net> Cc: Franco Fichtner <franco@lastsummer.de>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Michael Gmelin <freebsd@grem.de>, Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org> Subject: Re: Removing git dependencies on perl5 and python27 Message-ID: <F1B711CF-F97D-4CE8-83B3-C696DF81D76B@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CACcTrKfE5ZndcW=Agc8psZdWNJHT%2BN-GB%2BRWcSY53jRYbuuCKA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACcTrKebiP4BCK6F6FaCV8wJggstcSxmSGv9d=iFzYdtaLn-sw@mail.gmail.com> <CAP7rwciw%2BhzTcH1qrdTix1HJKci9-PVmzXfyeVk6OYbg7DgGDg@mail.gmail.com> <0DF706C2-DD9D-45DB-968F-8599D88D7622@grem.de> <CACcTrKezGY6bAKdz%2BJihksD_Lh=0W1w9--DAenuYtQL0Y7fcaQ@mail.gmail.com> <DCB667BA-E544-4849-9B46-FE42897E47E9@lastsummer.de> <CACcTrKfE5ZndcW=Agc8psZdWNJHT%2BN-GB%2BRWcSY53jRYbuuCKA@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_9B730CC7-EB05-412C-A2A6-2FECB29DC695 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On 17 Jun 2018, at 00:04, Mahmoud Al-Qudsi <mqudsi@neosmart.net> wrote: >=20 > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 3:24 AM, Franco Fichtner = <franco@lastsummer.de> wrote: >> The bottom line is that excluding Perl and Python support from git >> will make it only usable for automated shell scripting. >>=20 >> Interactive parts require Perl or Python so there is nothing to be >> gained from breaking POLA for existing users of the git FreeBSD >> package or git software in general as any random tutorial out there >> may not work for FreeBSD anymore. >>=20 >> For emphasis, this is suboptimal at best... >=20 > I did not realize that even basic functionality like `git add -i` = required > perl; I am very surprised that isn't implemented in C (at least by = now). Git was started as a random collection of perl scripts, shell scripts and a smattering of C sources originally. Since there is no (or does not seem to be) any overall architecture, it does not seem likely that this will ever be solved. :) > Personally speaking, it is the dependency on python27 rather than = perl5 that I > find more distasteful (due to the size and scope). Do you know what = features > python unlocks? (Not that this proposal has half as much bite if perl5 = is > retained..) You can disable the python dependency by unchecking the CONTRIB and P4 port options. -Dimitry --Apple-Mail=_9B730CC7-EB05-412C-A2A6-2FECB29DC695 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.2 iF0EARECAB0WIQR6tGLSzjX8bUI5T82wXqMKLiCWowUCWyYyqAAKCRCwXqMKLiCW o6fyAJ9PtUZFy/l+zOMicDMmpq52cTWQugCfeHaHRN7Yo27bbnShn9ec7/WL17M= =U2qd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_9B730CC7-EB05-412C-A2A6-2FECB29DC695--
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