git-tiny or git-lite - Re: No update for a day on ports?

[Michael Gmelin]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 12:31:30 +0200 (CEST)
Ronald Klop <ronald-lists at klop.ws> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I like pkg install git-tiny or git-lite sooooo much more. If I
> install git I don't see why I need to install subversion as a
> dependency. And 50+ other direct or indirect dependencies.

We might remove SVN from OPTIONS_DEFAULT once the dust of the
transition has settled, I opened PR254719[0] asking for it

-m

[0]https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254719.

> 
> But gitup also helps for port users.
> 
> Regards,
> Ronald.
> 
>  
> Van: Mathieu Arnold <mat at freebsd.org>
> Datum: donderdag, 1 april 2021 10:01
> Aan: Milan Obuch <freebsd-ports at dino.sk>
> CC: freebsd-ports at freebsd.org
> Onderwerp: Re: No update for a day on ports?
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 09:54:16AM +0200, Milan Obuch wrote:  
> > > On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:47:04 +0200, Mathieu Arnold
> > > <mat at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > >  
> > > > On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 09:16:15AM +0200, Milan Obuch wrote:  
> > > > > Also, what about svn mirror, as is done for src repository,
> > > > > for 11 and 12 branches at least? I did not tried it recently,
> > > > > but it used to work. For some boxes, adding git to the mix
> > > > > would be big PITA.    
> > > >
> > > > There will be no Git to Subversion conversion for ports, like
> > > > for docs. The only reason there is for the base system on 11
> > > > and 12 is because Subversion was the source control software
> > > > used when they were released.
> > > >  
> > >
> > > This is unpleasant move for me. This means git or equivalent (and
> > > dependencies) must be installed on any box where tracking ports
> > > tree is planned/needed... and no tool like svnlite could be
> > > expected in base system for some time.
> > >
> > > So I need some work on my local infrastructure to adjust to this
> > > move. C'est la vie...  
> > 
> > If you actually need a repository, and not just the latest files,
> > all you need is run pkg install git on the machines you are
> > actually using a ports tree on, if you have more than one machine,
> > you should probably be using binary packages anyway, either the
> > ones provided by FreeBSD, or ones built yourself using
> > ports-mgmt/poudriere.  If you only need the latest files, you can
> > probably use something like net/gitup.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mathieu Arnold
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >    
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Michael Gmelin