From kde-core-devel  Fri Feb 18 22:14:23 2005
From: Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira () kdemail ! net>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:14:23 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Announcing test svn import
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Matt Rogers wrote:
>we may want to keep the external there. when you checkout kdelibs, it
> looks like you get an unresolved symlink unless you also checkout
> kde-common/admin.
>
>is this the way we want it or do we want behavior compatibility with
> cvs?

IMO, the symlink is a better alternative. It forces the checkout of=20
kde-common, but that's the least of the problems. As I see it:

Advantages of symlink over svn:external:
=2D consistent admin dir -- no uncommited stuff in one module but not in=20
others
=2D simpler to set and use
=2D no hassle with anon mirrors (which would either require anonymous acces=
s=20
to our main server, or rewriting the property [which would in turn mean=20
that the mirrors aren't exact copies!])

Advantages of svn:external over symlink:
=2D no problems on platforms that do not support symlinks (think Windows=20
clients) or older Subversion clients (<=3D 1.0)
=2D no need to remember to checkout and to update kde-common

Branching will be a problem in either solution. With symlinks, the=20
branches or tags external to /branches/KDE will either have to branch=20
kde-common, or update the symlink to point to kde-common somewhere else.=20
With externals, the properties on each dir would have to be updated to=20
match the URL of the suitable branched kde-common.

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