Re: [boost] [git] Bumping git version requirement to 1.7.10

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Bumping git version requirement to 1.7.10
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-31 03:17:23

On 30.12.2013 23:43, Peter A. Bigot wrote:
> On 12/30/2013 08:47 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
>> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Git/GitHome  documents Boost's version
>> requirement for Git, currently at 1.7.3.
>>
>> The regression scripts are using the clone --single-branch option, which
>> became available at git 1.7.10, so we are planning to bump the version
>> requirement.
>>
>> Done anyone have a problem with this?
>
> Personally, no.  I also use Ubuntu 12.04-LTS which comes with 1.7.9, but I use a more recent version of git that supports the process
> requirements of another project I contribute to.
>
> Practically, though, it shouldn't matter for anybody who doesn't use the regression scripts.  The git repository format is extremely stable.
> Might be an issue if two versions were mutating the metadata in the same repository, but pushing/pulling through a remote should be unaffected.
>
> IOW, this requirement may not actually impact many people, especially if testing is normally done in cloud VMs rather than on development
> machines.

Why do you assume that testing happens on cloud VMs?

- Volodya