[Kde-scm-interest] Re: [Kde-graphics-devel] kdegraphics - a few technical questions

[Gilles Caulier]

2011/1/12 Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg at gmx.de>

> Hi,
>
> we are now internally discussing the kdegraphics git move with all
> interested
> and involved developers.
> Some technical questions that arose, given we take the split repo approach:
>
> 1) Would it be suitable to have a shallow shell / umbrella repository
> including toplevel directory contents glue like CMake files, READMEs or
> AUTHOR
> files etc., with the submodules' repos copied inside this?
> This would allow to a) dont have to edit CMake files right now to make
> everything compile standalone (would be a hurdle right now, could be
> achieved
> in the long run)
> b) allow to cope with some cross-submodule source file dependencies for now
> c) strengthen the coherence of the module
> d) may contain a convenience script to pull all repos
> e) leave it as a choice of individual submodules to build standalone, or
> require the umbrella.
> f) if git-submodules or a different approach becomes usable for this
> purpose
> in the future, use it then
>

I agree to have each part as stand alone component. A good ex is all libs
components which are packaged independently by linux distro.

Gilles Caulier
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