Re: Using libgit2 code in git.git as a Google Summer of Code project?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi again,

Two quick notes.

Vicent Marti wrote:

> I think that right now it would be a quite daunting task to start
> replacing parts of git.git with libgit2. The architecture changes
> required would be quite significant, because of the way that git.git
> and libgit2 are designed (Unix-only, non-reentrant/cross-platform,
> reentrant)

(Side note: git actually can be built with MSVC, though the build
process might be unfamiliar.  See compat/vcbuild/README for details.)

> On top of that, the API for the library is not
> yet stable, so that integration may end up being kind-of-wasted work.

This is precisely why I want to see attempts at using it starting
soon, whether as a student project or not: it would be a bad thing if
git reveals assumptions or limitations in the API requiring major
rework after the API has already solidified.

> So, personally, I don't know anybody interested on mentoring *that*
> specific task, but I'm certainly interested on mentoring a "help
> complete libgit2" task

Sounds good to me. ;-)

Thanks for explaining.
Jonathan
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [Gcc Help]     [IETF Annouce]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Networking]     [Security]     [V4L]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Fedora Users]