[Axiom-developer] RE: out of source builds

[Weiss, Juergen]

Sorry for not being clear enough. I meant using ONE source
code control system is best practice - not half a dozen.
Which one you choose is a matter of taste and convenience -
not one of best practice. And I think convenience (current
hosting) suggests using SVN. Besides I do not see any major 
deficiency, which would impede our work more than using
several systems.

Regards

Juergen Weiss

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> To: Weiss, Juergen
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> Subject: out of source builds
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> > We should adopt best practice in other areas as well, namely
> > the way source code control systems are used. Use one (SVN)...
> 
> Did you listen to that video talk by Linus Torvalds about Git?  Did
> you follow the linux mailing list debate about the relative merits of
> Bitkeeper vs other systems?  Have you looked at mercurial?  I would be
> hard pressed to claim that there is a clear "best practice" in this
> area.  SVN is not considered "best practice" by all concerned since it
> lacks several features important for distributed group development.
> Indeed, GNU's Savannah server, which hosts Axiom, is the largest
> repository of free software. It supports Arch, Git, and CVS but not
> SVN. However, SVN works (mostly) and we did decide to use it.
> 
> This is all religion the debate will never end. We use what works
> and try to accommodate others.
> 
> Tim
> 
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