Re: [Pkg-octave-devel] Using a distributed VCS for the DOG
* Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com> [2008-03-05 07:18]:
> We are currently using Subversion and I'd like to switch to a
> distributed VCS as well. I'm sitting in a train right now and I'm
> feeling the pain of not being able to "$VCS log" and "$VCS diff
> -rsomething_older".[1]
>
> I'm not really set on any system: Mercurial might be easier to learn, as
> we will need it anyway for Octave. Git seems to get more and more
> traction, and there's also darcs, bazaar, ...
I would restrict the choice to Mercurial and Git. I do not wish to learn
soon a fifth VCS.
> Anyway, this is nothing we need to rush, and we can even target it
> post-lenny. So, if you have a free minute, think about it yourself.
Absolutely. It would be pure craziness to switch before the lenny release.
> [1] This mail will be queued for sending via msmtp and is sent when I
> get online again. If you need something like this, I can wholeheartly
> recommend it - it works like a charm.
Last time you talked about offlineimap. Did you change your mind or is it
possible to use both offlineimap and msmtp together?
--
Rafael
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