Re: [boost] [Git] Moving beyond arm waving?

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Moving beyond arm waving?
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-02 14:35:10

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Daniel James <dnljms_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 2 February 2011 16:49, Robert Jones <robertgbjones_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> Forgive me for being a bit slow here, but isn't 'moving beyond the
>> arm waving stage' exactly what the Ryppl effort is doing? Is there a
>> danger of treading on Ryppl's toes here?
>
> I don't think so, ryppl seems to be concerned with revolutionising
> package management and build systems. This is an attempt to see how
> git fits. I think that's a good idea.

Ryppl was actually the inspiration for me looking seriously at Git,
since Ryppl requires Git, IIUC.

So getting (1) comfortable with Git is a prerequisite for Ryppl and
(2) I'm hoping that Git can be a net plus for Boost fairly soon,
whereas Ryppl still seems off in the future.

--Beman