Proposal for the transition timetable for the move to GIT

[Richard Earnshaw (lists)]

On 19/09/2019 18:04, Paul Koning wrote:
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>> On Sep 17, 2019, at 8:02 AM, Richard Earnshaw (lists) <Richard.Earnshaw@arm.com> wrote:
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>> So in summary my proposed timetable would be:
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>> Monday 16th December 2019 - cut off date for picking which git conversion to use
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>> Tuesday 31st December 2019 - SVN repo becomes read-only at end of stage 3.
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>> Thursday 2nd January 2020 - (ie read-only + 2 days) new git repo comes on line for live commits.
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> That sounds ok but it feels incomplete; there are additional steps and dates needed leading up to the 16th December decision point.
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> I would suggest: 1 December 2019: final version of each proposed conversion tool is available, trial conversion repository of the full GCC SVN repository is posted for public examination.
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> That allows 2 weeks for the different tools and their output to get the scrutiny needed for the picking decision to be made.  2 weeks may be more than needed (or possibly, less), but in any case I think this piece needs to be called out.

I don't think I want to start setting more hard deadlines.  I'll simply 
say, the decision will be made on that date, based on the evidence we 
have.  It's up to the proponents of the various conversion alternatives 
to be able to demonstrate before that time that their conversion meets 
the required criteria.

I'm not interested in reviewing the tools used, per se.  I am interested 
in ensuring that the conversions produced by them meet our requirements.

Of course, if a sample conversion is only delivered the day before the 
deadline, we may have to decide that that doesn't leave us enough time 
to review it.  But that might depend on what accompanying evidence is 
supplied along with such a conversion.

R.