From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Miles Bader Subject: Re: [1.8.0] reorganize the mess that the source tree has become Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:06:48 +0900 Message-ID: <87bp2sy2mf.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <20110202022909.30644.qmail@science.horizon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Nicolas Pitre , George Spelvin , Eugene Sajine To: Hilco Wijbenga X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Feb 04 03:07:03 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 1PlB4g-0001Sx-PT for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:07:03 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755332Ab1BDCG5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Feb 2011 21:06:57 -0500 Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:55600 "EHLO smtp12.dentaku.gol.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753721Ab1BDCG4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Feb 2011 21:06:56 -0500 Received: from 218.33.195.219.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.33.195.219] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) (envelope-from ) id 1PlB4T-00089I-SJ; Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:06:49 +0900 Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 07A29DF93; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:06:49 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Hilco Wijbenga's message of "Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:42:27 -0800") X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hilco Wijbenga writes: > Quite frankly, I'm surprised there are (presumably experienced) > developers who do not immediately see the value of a little > organization. Surely, given the use of code conventions, formatting > rules, etcetera, the obvious one step further is to also organize > where the files go? I think one of the problems is that what's been suggested seems like window-dressing. Moving everything into src/ and calling it "organized" doesn't actually accomplish much other than perhaps making the README file more visible to newbs; things are _still_ a mess, just a mess with four more letters... -Miles -- Back, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.