X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; q=dns; s=default; b=rK3 OjFWxLwtqPWJcZluuSIzWYfCk6V/hue6oxKDN8WqM77muFCmvZsQ0BQZTfdfV5+l HZwd4ZW8+07PEn80y01r8rG4eWY3F0lqNJTEpWLbrYmSSjHfhbikdkRKCihYL7VL YaKJc+yOvbNrRdbUrrtOSmnMEd0lJq39japTFxdM= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; s=default; bh=qbTk51GfS 1bNR7PooIXHM0gY5qo=; b=HksRruMBALSrXyTFDRpUnv4T8MNGu2/2LWY0tTz75 njuxd2bKS652llTYVTw/ufZ1wdEq78p4M6T34xEeKi4DDTSKZoC9RIUjjV5rBAGG SpP7bhn9ZEKitU637CizMQ6PVYCf/MCak6SQh6u8PN38kBPZ+pPUWH9UUDTTIUhe m4= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,MIME_BASE64_BLANKS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: gwo4.mbox.net X-USANET-Received: from gwo4.mbox.net [127.0.0.1] by gwo4.mbox.net via mtad (C8.MAIN.3.82G) with ESMTP id 648sDyPyG9584Mo4; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:24:32 -0000 X-USANET-Routed: 5 gwsout-gwsd Q:gwsd X-USANET-Routed: 3 gwsout-vs Q:bmvirus X-USANET-GWS2-Tenant: nwea.org X-USANET-GWS2-Tagid: NWEA X-USANET-Source: 165.212.120.254 OUT jim DOT garrison AT nwea DOT org S1P5HUB5.EXCHPROD.USA.NET TLS X-USANET-MsgId: XID641sDyPyG0702Xo4 From: Jim Garrison To: "cygwin AT cygwin DOT com" Subject: GIT (was: Coverity Scan) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:24:17 +0000 Message-ID: <0C723FEB5B4E5642B25B451BA57E2730751B9B9A@S1P5DAG3C.EXCHPROD.USA.NET> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by delorie.com id s3PFOsCF008019 > -----Original Message----- > Corinna Vinschen > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 6:33 AM > > >> There have been a few hints on this list about a possible move > > >> from CVS to git. If such a move were on the cards then that should > > >> probably happen first - I wouldn't want the nugatory effort of > > >> getting this working from CVS only to have to change it almost > immediately. > > >Yeah, I'm n ot exactly looking forward to it since I'm very familiar > > >with CVS or SVN, but have nothing but trouble with git. But since > > >everybody else is so very happy with git, I guess I'll have to adapt. > > >Teeth-gnashingly. I recently went through the same reluctant switch to Git from SVN. I can tell you from personal experience that there's a period of disorientation when even the simplest tasks require a quick trip to Google. And Git requires a major shift in your mental model of how things work. Instead of 2 places where stuff is (local and remote) there are now 4 (workspace, stage, local repo, remote repo). HOWEVER... once you get over the learning hump you see that Git is MUCH better and allows much finer control over what's happening. Plus, the online documentation is very good, and questions have been asked enough times that Google serves up good answers to just about any question. If you have Cygwin/X installed, the "git gui" and "gitk" tools will make the transition easier. I started learning Git in earnest back in December, and really started "thinking in Git" soon after. Now, if I had to go back I would be disappointed.