Re: [PATCH] Add ideas for GSoC 2024

[Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>]

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On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 07:32:50PM +0530, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:
> Hi Patrick amd Christian,
> 
> 
> On 6 February 2024 1:43:02 pm IST, Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 6:51 AM Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 12:25:31AM +0530, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:
> >
> >> I don't quite mind either way. I think overall we have enough tests that
> >> can be converted even if both projects got picked up separately. And the
> >> reftable unit tests are a bit more involved than the other tests given
> >> that their coding style doesn't fit at all into the Git project. So it's
> >> not like they can just be copied over, they definitely need some special
> >> care.
> >>
> >> Also, the technical complexity of the "reftable" backend is rather high,
> >> which is another hurdle to take.
> >>
> >> Which overall makes me lean more towards keeping this as a separate
> >> project now that I think about it.
> 
> Makes sense.  I suppose we need to capture the distinction more
> clearly in the ideas page.
> 
> I've tweaked the doc for the same. Do check it out and feel free to
> suggest any corrections.
> 
> Ideas page: https://git.github.io/SoC-2024-Ideas/

Yeah, the clarification looks good to me. Thanks!

Patrick

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