Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 31 May 2011 07:40:08 +0200 | | From | Mariusz Kozlowski <> | | Subject | Re: Linux 3.0-rc1 |
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 03:48:49PM -0700, david@lang.hm wrote: > >You could consider freezing linux-2.6.git repository and creating new > >linux-3.git repository that would serve for a couple of years until > >linux-4.git. At the same time development history could be dropped between > >trees so that inital clones are lighter. Anyone interested in history > >can download idx/pack from linux-2.6.git repo and attach it using gratf > >point[1] anyway. > > > >Pros: > >- obvious naming scheme wrt repository contents > >- smaller initial clone > >- new clean tag namespace > > > >Cons: > >- broken bisection for some time > >- impaired log/blame/whatchanged and friends > > in addition won't there be problems merging in work done on the old > tree? (since there would be no common history)
Everyone would need to restart and probably reapply they changes on top of new tree (because of lack of common history).
> everyone would need to re-clone their repository (and attaching > history wouldn't help this) > > there are probably others. > > frankly I don't see any real benifits from the Pros you list. the > initial clone is already rather small, it probably won't make that > big a difference to throw away several years of history.
linux-2.6.git is all about lots of small changes so size isn't all that big today but there are quite many objects. Using grafts might help decreasing size of repository. I just mentioned it because it is a bit of a revolution time anyway and otherwise current tree will grow for next decade or so.
It's just an idea, I'm happy either way.
Thanks. -- Mariusz Kozlowski
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