Re: [boost] Subversion

From: Simon Richter (Simon.Richter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-01 07:37:45

Hi,

to be honest, I am unsure whether SVN fits the boost development model 
any better than CVS does, and propose to look at using git/cogito instead.

Boost mainly consists of a set of "subsystems", which each have their 
respective maintainers, and only a few "glue" files that are mainly 
touched by the release managers. IMO, it would make sense to express 
this in the repository structure by having each subsystem maintained in 
a separate branch, and the "master" repository updated from these 
branches when they are fit for inclusion (similar to the Linux 
development model).

Besides that, git has the IMO very valuable separation between commits 
and pushes, that is, you can commit single changes offline and only 
synchronize to the next upstream repository when there is a network 
connection, which may be of great help for some developers.

    Simon