[bt-devel] version control, again (Re: Windows Build status)

[Eeli Kaikkonen]

Quoting Greg Hellings <greg.hellings at gmail.com>:


>> Probably I should have sent these small changes in this email and not
>> committed them yet without testing, but I was in a hurry and too tired to
>> think about that. I hope these work - otherwise I should revert them (though
>> they both seem to work anyways).
>
> I know some people have talked about using distributed version control
> for such things as us collaborating and making many changes just to
> get the system compiled on this cross-platform setting, while not
> wanting to be forced to e-mail changes back and forth or run every
> possible fix through SVN.  I'm willing to work with you to cooperate
> in using one of those for these tasks - I know it would help me keep
> track of having slightly different fixes for MinGW, Visual Studio and
> Mac.  I'm always willing to spend a day or two setting up a new
> technology that can save me having to do a 15 minute task manually. =)
>
> --Greg

http://sourceforge.net/community/forum/topic.php?id=4779&page

But...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)#Portability

I have used only git but might like mercurial more. However, it's not  
supported by sf.net. Maybe some day. One problem with an external  
repository is the login names of those who make commits. As far as I  
know there's no simple way to move the commits from an external  
git/mercurial repo to the sf.net svn repo. If sf.net supported  
mercurial I would be ready to convert completely to it even today,  
without looking back to svn.

--Eeli Kaikkonen