This is the mail archive of the
gcc@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
Re: A couple more subversion notes
On 10/20/05, François-Xavier Coudert <fxcoudert@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since there is a big brainstorming, I will sum up my opinion here (and
> then stop spending time on this issue). From the discussion, it looks
> like the switch seems the most important constraint imposed by the switch
> is about hardware/software requirements, and I do strongly second this
> point.
>
> For example, some of us have to work on machines on which they're not
> root. I asked my sysadmin to install subversion, and it was done a month
> and a half later (two weeks ago). I know will have to ask him for svk,
> then again a newer svn (and perhaps a updated openssh, but that surely
> will be refused). And I'd rather not install all that myself, cause users
> are on shared disks with quotas.
>
> Another example: ever tried asking the sourceforge compile farm team for
> an update? they're still "considering" updating MacOS 10.1. So yes, there
> are solutions for some of the issues some of us have, but they all look a
> bit complicated.
>
> Well, maybe gcc this discussion would be spared if gcc contributors were
> only people supported by their company. But that's not the case.
All this hassle is why I suggested keeping CVS working in read-only mode.
Going through patches applied by someone else may be less of a hassle
than dealing with above (until two month later you sysadmin installed svn).
Richard.