[RFC] Repository layout change / Zmiana układu repo

[Jan Rekorajski]

On Mon, 14 May 2007, Radoslaw Zielinski wrote:

> Jan Rekorajski <baggins at sith.mimuw.edu.pl> [14-05-2007 00:41]:
> > On Sun, 13 May 2007, Radoslaw Zielinski wrote:
> > > Jan Rekorajski <baggins at sith.mimuw.edu.pl> [13-05-2007 20:20]:
> [...]
> > > > others.  But, if we want to switch to anything else, we have to change
> > > > the repository layout from flat SPECS/SOURCES to dir-per-package,
> > > > because any other CMS won't handle such layout (you can imagine how
> > > > would SVN repo look like - a ~milion directories, and GIT just doesn't
> > > > scale - I did a test on SPECS and got a monstrosity).
> > > This clearly shows problems with *other* VC systems.  There is no point
> > > in switching.  It would create more problems than it'd solve.
> > I don't think you understood, I'm not proposing VCS change, that's for
> > the future.  I'm proposing layout change to make it _possible_ to even
> > consider a VCS change.
> 
> I'm sure I did.  I just see it differently: changing layout to a *worse*

Why worse?
Sorry, but the only real problem you stated is that scripts will stop
working, and that can be easily fixed.

> one so it's possible to switch to a *worse* (for this purpose) VCS.

Anything to back up this statement? There are more VCSs than just CVS or
SVN.

Janek
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