Re: [Gnu-arch-users] .listing files

[Aaron Bentley]

Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> I've raised this before in a not so direct way:
>
> In Aegis, when you "integrate", a 'lock' is taken when the "aeib" (aegis
> integrate begin) command is run (file "=lock" or whatever), to serialize
> commits.
>
> Is it possible to 'easily' add such functionality to arch?
>
> Or is it better to somehow layer something on top of arch?

In Arch, you can acquire a lock for any version you have commit access 
to, with the lock-revision command.

> This parallel committing is kinda funky, but seems unnecessary in the
> general case (think bitkeeper, linux kernel, 10MB patches per month, all
> serialized, yadda yadda).

What makes you say that Linux development is serialized?  People work on 
their individual trees, occasionally pulling in changes from the Linus 
tree.  They don't need a lock on the Linus tree to commit.

> Really, is anything gained by allowing these parallel commits other than
> bragging rights? (OK, flame me down on that one - but I really do want
> to know, so please do include an explanation with your flame :)

It's freedom.  The freedom to fork at any time.  The freedom to merge at 
any time.  The freedom to cooperate, or use centralized development, or 
write your own project that no one else will ever see.

Aaron

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Aaron Bentley
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Panometrics, Inc.