[Nix-dev] Re: distributed version control system

[Michael Raskin]

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On 04/23/2010 12:07 PM, Yury G. Kudryashov wrote:
>> Well, there are some features that SVN has and many DVCS lack.
>> a) checking out only a subdirectory. Most VCSes have branch granularity
>> for checkouts.
> If someone wants to commit to, say, nixpgs, he will need the whole nixpkgs 
> tree to test his changes. So, I don't think that branch granularity is a 
> problem.

For some useful fixes full tree is not needed. For example, when you see
a wrong url committed in the branch you do not usually use.

>> b) checking out only a specified revision.
>> The question here is also about being able to commit after such partial
>> checkouts..
> If someone wants to commit, he will need head revision. I know that git 
> support shallow clones with possibility to commit. Don't know about other 
> dvcs.

Well, if you already use DVCS you may want to make a diamond fix to have
a full reference branch without this bug. Although that would need a
full checkout later.

Also the mere partial checkout without chance to commit may be nice.
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