Re: [boost] [git] [conversion] Schedule and remaining showstoppers?

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] [conversion] Schedule and remaining showstoppers?
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-20 23:43:54

on Wed Oct 16 2013, "Niall Douglas" <s_sourceforge-AT-nedprod.com> wrote:

> Before any of this, in my opinion we need to find out with real 
> empirical evidence how good the quality of the git conversion is. 
> That, in my opinion, requires a full build and automated test run for 
> every matching git commit and svn commit going back through history 
> to determine their level of equivalence, and at what point in history 
> equivalence breaks down.

Never gonna happen.  The filesystem structure is changed, and there's no
reason to expect commits in ancient history to build.

-- 
Dave Abrahams