From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Motiejus =?utf-8?Q?Jak=C5=A1tys?= Subject: start of git2 (based on libgit2) Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:12:03 +0000 Message-ID: <20110325231203.GA7961@jakstys.lt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Mar 26 00:12:12 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q3GAt-0004At-Dc for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:12:11 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754254Ab1CYXMG convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:12:06 -0400 Received: from mail-ww0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:49141 "EHLO mail-ww0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751509Ab1CYXME convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:12:04 -0400 Received: by wwa36 with SMTP id 36so1907220wwa.1 for ; Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:12:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding :user-agent; bh=+GVulWTcVUAXdkGWg8hvZKdaV5dKoQKL+7cWPd6ioo4=; b=lwoimaHqRk2qYYuICAt27ysny4QIDNFZQ3RwlQm9RNbpW9cQb7XacaSxAkltXvkGU8 3NpwyTxyCKobS/lYLuXlO/LetiqBzI8gLjl2bJVs6qp1F9Gvl7RRi5YjQ62UY4NcLxMD 8UNMKK4z5F/1Ixkt/Wv4EtnH6bl5dZXda/V9Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding:user-agent; b=mCTyl8SQHy4cBHFaSmiZ4cmaxrFGXb8Tl2Qe7Sm2BulAtQ5VHU3YhoDFd7bRVhNrmn WEb2RXAAzS+VuLe07BQewEe9MePR5aZ/eeIAGEbv/aU34048Ky3QNERBv7hNMW0Vrxan Zx//3dhe8WM5C7uYH4z2qozPpNvbbZd7d9moo= Received: by 10.227.53.206 with SMTP id n14mr1266694wbg.14.1301094723012; Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:12:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([109.246.247.245]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u9sm674902wbg.51.2011.03.25.16.12.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:12:02 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hello, I wrote similar letter before, but did not receive feedback I was expec= ting. I think libgit2 is an amazing thing, and I started writing[1] cli clien= t for it. This is what it can do now: $ git2 rev-list Which is roughly equivalent to: $ git rev-list HEAD I do not know how it will figure out past merge history, but that's for the future. I want to get started with it, but before that I want and discuss some architectural questions. According to Jeff King[2], I should start with plumbing commands. I agree. However, how deep? I.e. do I have to make sure all git rev-lis= t possible arguments are implemented? Are we aiming for a distributed 100s of executables architecture (current git), or single huge binary? I would go for single executable for to higher portability. Is that ok? Build tool. Currently libgit2 uses waf. I am not against it (I've chose= n waf for one of my own C++ projects), However, it's too clumsy for me. I= s it me who lacks experience? Scons looks much easier for me. Moreover, w= e do not need automatic configuration, so it makes waf "overfeatured". Build configuration. Git-send-email is not really a must-have for an embedded device, so we should be able to specify these features in configure-time. How do you think it should be taken care of? 1) configure --disable-everything --enable-email 2) make menuconfig and enjoy the blue screen of choice 3) anything else? Waiting for your answers, will go on working. I am a student and would like to do this take this up in GSOC. I just received a letter from Vicent Marti with sort of confirmation that the project is interesting for the community. I'm happy about it. Currentl= y I am a full-time python programmer, but have done some C++. I created SoundPatty[3], a real-time sound recognition (record) application for m= y job VoIP recognition needs. In case you have any questions, opinions, please ask. Thank you. [1] https://github.com/Motiejus/git2/ [2] http://marc.info/?l=3D3Dgit&m=3D3D130081966214059&w=3D3D4 [3] https://github.com/Motiejus/SoundPatty/=20 [CV] http://m.jakstys.lt/ Motiejus Jak=C5=A1tys