From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: thread-safe libgit.a as a GSoC project, was Re: [SoC RFC] libsvn-fs-git: A git backend for the subversion filesystem Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:35:26 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: References: <3e8340490803182108y40a9aec2q8e5bcb78b907bbb5@mail.gmail.com> <3e8340490803212202r6dbaa9eel544ba2b4b8e8d0c7@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Sam Vilain , "Shawn O. Pearce" , Harvey Harrison , Julian Phillips , Jakub Narebski To: Bryan Donlan X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Mar 22 12:36:11 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Jd21C-0005NM-8c for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:36:10 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754495AbYCVLf3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:35:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754388AbYCVLf3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:35:29 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:45893 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1754341AbYCVLf2 (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:35:28 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 22 Mar 2008 11:35:26 -0000 Received: from host86-148-26-43.range86-148.btcentralplus.com (EHLO racer.home) [86.148.26.43] by mail.gmx.net (mp022) with SMTP; 22 Mar 2008 12:35:26 +0100 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19pCfU7dalpTWqLEeqrXU0xdhRSj+J/T2p/SCodim Oqp7Imh/UAa9c+ X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <3e8340490803212202r6dbaa9eel544ba2b4b8e8d0c7@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LSU 882 2007-12-20) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, Bryan Donlan wrote: > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Bryan Donlan wrote: > > > I'm planning to apply for the git summer of code project. My proposal > > is based on the project idea of a subversion gateway for git, > > implemented with a new subversion filesystem layer. A draft of my > > proposal follows; I'd appreciate any comments/questions on it before > > the application period proper begins. > > Thanks for all the comments. To try to avoid spamming the list, I've > replied in a single message, if it'd be better to reply individually > in the future please let me know. My preference is to have single replies, possibly changing the subject ("xyz, was Re: blabla"), but it is maybe just me. > Also, after looking at libgit in a bit more detail, I think it might be > necessary to not use it after all, as subversion requires support for > multiple open repositories, as well as thread safety (at least when > accessing different open repo from different threads). Perhaps a > thread-safe git library would be a nice SoC project as well? As I said on IRC yesterday, I think that such a libgit.a would be nice, _but_ - a lot of git programs expect to be one-shot, and libgit.a shows that, - not many people will help you with your effort, but just ignore it and actively introduce things that do not help libification (at least that's my experience), - unless you have a proper need for such a library, I do not think there is enough motivation to actually get it to completion. I once thought that libification would be nice, and important, but as I do not need it myself, I reversed my opinion. Ciao, Dscho