Re: [linuxtools-dev] Proposing a single git repository for the project

[Andrew Overholt <overholt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I propose we retain one repository.

As it turns out, we have one svnroot but multiple "repositories"
underneath due to the separate trunk/branches/repos directories.  I
still think having a single git repository is a good idea because:

  1. it makes getting new contributors easier (a single URL)
  2. it makes release engineering easier (a single URL)
  3. it allows for easier sharing of code between sub-projects
  4. it's easier to split out repositories later than it is to join them :)

That being said, I've used svn2git [1] to create git repositories and
I'm experimenting with the best way to merge multiple repositories.  For
now I've put the *EXPERIMENTAL* sub-repositories up on GitHub:

  https://github.com/overholt/repositories

Please note that these are just experiments and are not tracking SVN.  I
*WILL TAKE THEM DOWN* once we've got our stuff into its canonical place
at git.eclipse.org.

For now I invite committers to play with these repositories and do
things like:

  . verify history is intact
  . verify branches and tags are correct
  . get more comfortable with git if you're not already

Yes, I realize eclipse-build isn't there yet but I'll get it up today.

Thanks,

Andrew