Question about git repository layout + releases

Christoph Cullmann cullmann at absint.com
Fri Oct 15 08:26:55 CEST 2010


On 10/09/2010 02:37 PM, Christoph Cullmann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Kate is atm in kdesdk, KWrite in kdebase/apps and the part in kdelibs.
>
> We played with unifying all three parts (+ the ktexteditor interfaces) in one
> git repository on gitorious since some months.
>
> It makes development much easier, given most times you need to touch all parts
> (beside the interfaces).
>
> Now the git migration is on the move and we need to leave gitorious soon (at
> least else there will be problems, like there will be no longer a kde-
> developers group and so on).
>
> I would naturally like to just move the current repo to git.kde.org and later,
> when the other parts of kde move remove the kate parts from
> kdesdk/kdebase/libs.
>
> I guess ktexteditor interfaces must stay there, as they are part of kdelibs
> API. That can be stripped again from the kate repo if needed.
>
> No my question: Whereas the git stuff is no problem itself, is it then still
> possible to have the kate repo auto-released with KDE SC like atm?
>
> And if not, how is the splitting of modules like kdesdk or others be handled
> then?
>    
Hi,

perhaps I am a pain, but: ping, any update?
The kde-developers group will vanish in some weeks, would like to know 
what to do ;)

Greetings
Christoph


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