Re: [boost] [Git] Boost Filesystem now has public GitHub repository

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Boost Filesystem now has public GitHub repository
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-13 12:37:43

> I'm now doing routine maintenance and development of the Boost
> Filesystem library via a public Git repository hosted on GitHub.
> 
> See https://github.com/Beman/filesystem
> 
> The point of this public repo is to gain actual use experience with
> Git and with a modularized Boost library. Modularization followed the
> pattern ryppl is proposing - the top level directory is the same as
> the current SVN list/filesystem, with the addition an "include"
> directory with a "boost" sub-directory containing the current SVN
> boost/filesystem stuff. None of the existing filesystem content was
> changed.
> 
> So that the development environment will be identical to the current
> SVN trunk, I setup my local filesystem trunk repository using a little
> script:
> 
> svn export %BOOST_TRUNK% fs-trunk
> cd fs-trunk/libs
> rm -r filesystem
> git clone git_at_[hidden]:Beman/filesystem.git filesystem
> cd ..\boost
> del filesystem.hpp
> rm -r filesystem
> mklink filesystem.hpp ..\libs\filesystem\include\boost\filesystem.hpp
> mklink /d filesystem ..\libs\filesystem\include\boost\filesystem
> 
> The effect is to export the SVN trunk, then replace libs/filesystem
> with a git clone of the public repository. boost/filesystem is
> replaced with a symlink to libs\filesystem\include\boost\filesystem
> 
> Note that no changes whatsoever needed to be made to either my Visual
> Studio or Boost.Build setups, Jamfiles, or anything else. Everything
> just works.
> 
> The setup is a pleasure to use. I commit changes locally whenever it
> makes sense, without any need to maintain stability. Then when work
> reaches a stable state, I push it out to GitHub.
> 
> When it comes time to apply the changes to the Boost repo, I'm
> applying the diffs locally and then committing. If Boost were using
> Git, I'd send a "pull" request.
> 
> So far this whole experiment has been very reassuring. No problems and
> everything worked instantly. There was almost no learning curve, since
> I'd already been using Git and GitHub for awhile.

Sure, as long as you deal with the git repository only, everything is fine.
The problems start when you want to integrate your changes back into the
Boost SVN repo, which is usually a plain PITA.

Regards Hartmut
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