Re: [boost] Live read-only GIT mirrors of Boost trunk SVN

Subject: Re: [boost] Live read-only GIT mirrors of Boost trunk SVN
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-04 15:10:35

on Sat May 04 2013, Stefan Seefeld <stefan-AT-seefeld.name> wrote:

>>> It would be great if they didn't need to learn a thousand tools before
>>> being able to focus on the project itself, and so having a
>>> well-defined and -documented process to set things up and get started
>>> would be very helpful.
>> I don't know what you mean here, sorry.
>
> Never mind. I was thinking of a mix of versioning tools used for sandbox
> projects, boost trunk, etc., causing an unnecessarily steep learning
> curve. But if individual projects are to be hosted separately anyhow,
> that's much less of a concern (though it would still be useful to have
> clear and up-to-date guidelines for directory layout, build system,
> etc., to make it easier to merge to trunk should we ever get this far).

Guidelines, OK.  But, merge to trunk?  Once the git transition is done,
that'll be a non-issue.

-- 
Dave Abrahams