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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: darcs vs tla
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John Goerzen |
Subject: |
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: darcs vs tla |
Date: |
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:26:40 +0000 (UTC) |
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slrn/0.9.8.1 (Debian) |
On 2004-11-08, Timothy Webster <address@hidden> wrote:
> After spending some time investigating darcs.
> I must say, I like the simplicity of its interface and design.
> However I am concerned about "problems" related to async patch
> updates is still an ongoing development with lots of discussion.
I've tried both.
Here are the plusses for Darcs over tla in my mind:
1. Far less typing at the keyboard. Darcs commands are shorter, don't
require huge amounts of typing long archive strings, etc. This means I
work faster.
2. Every checkout gives you a repository. *Excellent* for offline
hacking for laptop users. This is a great way to work.
3. Merges are even nicer than with tla.
Here are the minuses for Darcs right now:
1. Certain situations, even trivial ones, give it a fit. I reported a
bug about it spinlocking one time. The answer from the author,
paraphrased, was "It didn't spinlock. It would finish in an hour or
two. It's tough. I know about it." That was about a 5k patch in a
100k tree.
2. For storing files on a server, the only supported method is ssh with
to a machine that has darcs installed.
#2 doesn't bother me. #1 does. I'm staying with Arch until it's fixed,
but once it is, I'm likely moving to darcs.
-- John
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