Re: [9fans] using git

[Jeff Sickel <jas@corpus-callosum.com>]

> On Mar 19, 2015, at 11:09 AM, arnold@skeeve.com wrote:
> 
> I know some real git fanatics. I'm not one, but I am a "fan". :-)
> 
> I'll be happy to continue a discussion with you offline, if you wish.


Don’t worry Arnold, I’ve been using source control systems for decades and have
used git since the early days.  I’m glad it finally dropped the 'git-pull’ syntax
for the cleaner (clearer|easier ?) to type ‘git pull’ implementation.  If git is
the only DVCS tool you’ve used it wouldn’t hurt giving darcs or hg a cursory review
to gain an understanding of alternative ways to slice the pie.

That said, James did have an early port of hg-git and I’ve gotten close to getting
a new version working with the Python 2.7.x build.  Uriel left git 1.5.6 in his
contrib built for 386.  Unfortunately, Uriel didn’t leave build or install instruction
and his version is highly dependent on APE with all the whacked sh and perl scripts of 
git-wrappers needing to go in /usr/glenda/share/git-core/templates or somewhere, so
I’ve never used it.

If someone were to take on a fresh git port, it should definitely include a mkfile
because that git/git/Makefile will take too long to parse and sort out the mess to
get everything up and running on Plan 9.

-jas