Re: [boost] torvalds on branching/merging (was Boost Development Environment proposal)

From: troy d straszheim (troy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-08 09:36:45

On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 03:08:43AM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 01:07:35AM +0200, Bj?rn Roald wrote:
> > 
> > Git sounds very interesting, but with boost in subversion, it is 
> > relatively simple for anybody interested as group or individuals to do 
> > many of these things now.  Check out SVK, which extend the functionality 
> > of subversion on the client side with local repositories/depot, to add 
> > many of the features Torvalds talk about.  I am not claiming anything 
> > about its quality or feasibility for others, as I am not a user, but it 
> > seems like a tool I would use rather than basic CVS/SVN.
> 
> boh.. svk, i tried to use it without much success... it looks like the
> meta-cvs of subversion... better to forget.
> 

I had the same experience with svk, I thoroughly agree.

-t