Re: git repository

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Matthijs Kooijman wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
>> I don't know if you have noticed that the git repository has been
>> replaced by a newer one.
> 
> I'm surprised that there is even a git repository at all. On the wiki and all
> documents I've seen so far, there is only talk about rsyncing from an ftp, git
> is never mentioned.

these are different things:

- zips from www.pragma-ade.com: the official alpha, beta and current in 
tds format
- svn on tex.aanhet.net and gforge: the zips submitted in an svn repos
- ftp on one of our machines: intermediate versions for the happy few 
(non public)
- git on the garden: an experiment that started last context meeting and 
will launch upcoming context meeting
- minimals: stand alone tex installations efficiently synced with rsync

> However, looking at the contents of the git repository, it seems that this is
> just a repository that automatically checks the files from the ftp every so
> often? I was hoping for an actual git repository with commit messages to show
> changes, but it seems the git repository isn't the primary version of context

well, such messages would not help much unless they would be detailed 
(and then should be done for each file); as i work on all files at the 
same time it would cost me way to much time and it gains me nothing; 
looking at the diff in a git gui is more informative

> (I guess Hans' local copy is)?

the zips are built from my local dev tree which has a completely 
different structure; reorganizing that all (sources, examples, manuals, 
presentations, etc etc) would cost me a lot of time (as not all is 
suitable for a repos), gains me nothing, and is no fun doing

if some huge project was paying for the effort i would consider doing it 
but at the moment it simply does not pay off

Hans

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