Annotation of wikisrc/gitsofar.mdwn, revision 1.5
1.2 mspo 1: ## NetBSD with git so far
1.1 mspo 2:
1.2 mspo 3: [core statement on vcs](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-repository/2015/01/04/msg000497.html)
1.1 mspo 4:
1.2 mspo 5: ### Low memory hosts:
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7: * [tuning for git on low memory](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-repository/2015/01/08/msg000520.html)
1.1 mspo 8:
9: git appears to have slightly different memory characteristics depending on the
10: protocol used. Over http I am able to get a full clone with all history on a
11: 256 + 256 raspberri pi. If you bump up the memory to 512 + 256 it makes ssh
12: possible, which means writes are possible.
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14: The link above has some tuning I used to get memory requirements way down.
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16: It should be noted that git support a "shallow" clone (--depth 1) which ignores
17: most history but allows commits and full development.
18: A shallow clone works on very small systems; I would guess 128MB + a little swap
19: is enough.
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21: git is slow during 'status' by default since it searches the entire tree for a
22: change. It will produce a warning with tunable options if the command runs
23: slowly.
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1.5 ! wiki 25: *Update*
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1.4 mspo 27: After some complaining on the git@ mailing list a patch has been produced which
28: drops the memory requirements down quite a bit. I can now, without much tuning,
29: work on my 512 system. I'm pretty sure a 256 + swap without any special tuning
30: would also work.
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1.2 mspo 32: ### CVS in parallel
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1.1 mspo 34: I do not think this is a good idea and do not plan to advocate for it.
35: Git does have a cvs server built-in but I have not taken the time to set it up
36: for testing because it is slightly involved and I don't see the purpose.
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1.2 mspo 38: ### Conversion
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1.1 mspo 40: One-shot to create the new True Source. I don't think there will be many cvs
41: hold-outs.
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43: See above for CVS server provided if ongoing conversion is really desired.
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1.2 mspo 45: ### existing cvs dependencies
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1.1 mspo 47: TBD
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1.2 mspo 49: ### How should NetBSD be setup
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1.1 mspo 51: High level- private box for write master using ssh, any number of additional
52: systems with read-only mirrors over http:// and git://
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1.3 mspo 54: Also see a great description of how DragonflyBSD is setup:<br>
55: [dfbsd server setup](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207421.html)<br>
56: [dfbsd workflows](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207422.html)<br>
57: [dfbsd config](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207424.html)<br>
1.2 mspo 58:
59: ### how to install
1.1 mspo 60:
61: git should fit into NetBSD src/tools easily. I have not personally tested
62: cross compilation.
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1.2 mspo 64: ### workflows
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1.1 mspo 66: See DragonflyBSD examples given above
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68: There are many many workflows supported in git. For the most part I think
69: NetBSD developers would follow the "feature branch" workflow from the main repo
70: (or private/semi-private clones before merge).
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72: Public collaboration is a big feature of git since it can format patches into
73: at least two different email formats and they can be submitted to a bug report
74: or to a mailing list, which should allow clean apply.
75:
76: A non-developer could also post a pull request to github or host his git repo
77: for a friendly developer to add as an origin and pull his branch.
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79: (git origin add future-developer http://example.com/~greatguy/src.git)
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1.2 mspo 82: ### log message formats
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1.4 mspo 84: Try to references named branches/tags instead of sha-1's
1.1 mspo 85: Also using the dates for commits instead of commit id's
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1.2 mspo 87: ### how to convert
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1.1 mspo 89: ESR?
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1.2 mspo 91: ### No lock-in
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1.1 mspo 93: I am unable to anticipate the next generation of SCM.
94: Don't do anything weird like change history and we should be fine.
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96: Maybe when we have 30 years of project history it will be time to consider
97: restructuring the project. :)
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1.4 mspo 99: ---
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101: I think this is less a function of the tool and more a function of the project not
102: allowing non-"standard" actions.
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1.2 mspo 104: ### Who, When, and How Long?
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1.1 mspo 106: * ESR/Joerg - convert
107: * sometime, eventually, maybe
1.4 mspo 108: * assumptions/proposal:
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110: Assuming conversion starting from date(x) to freeze(y) is relatively easy, the
111: refinements of Joerg/ESR conversion can continue to run in read-only mode as they
112: do today. This means the "switch" is a few hours only for:
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1.5 ! wiki 114: 1. cvs goes read only
! 115: 2. history from last git conversion pull until now is appended
! 116: 3. cvs is turned off
! 117: 4. git is made available over ssh
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