[lldb-dev] [llvm-dev] Sequential ID Git hook

[Mehdi Amini via lldb-dev]

> On Jul 5, 2016, at 3:44 AM, Renato Golin via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> Quick re-cap.
> 
> After a few rounds, not only the "external server" proposal got
> obliterated as totally unnecessary, but the idea that we may even need
> a hook at all is now challenged.

This is not clear to me. 
How is the umbrella repository updated?

— 
Mehdi



> 
> Jared's idea to use "git describe" is in line with previous proposals
> to use rev-list --count and to do so only up to the previous tag, but
> all in one nice and standard little feature.
> 
> There were concerns by applying one tag per commit, but most of them
> offered weak evidence. However, if "describe" can cover all our needs,
> there is no point in even discussing tags.
> 
> Just for reference, GitHub *does* have an SVN interface [1], and you
> can already checkout a specific revision with "svn checkout -r NNN
> repo", which *is already* using "git rev-list --count".
> 
> This means that, for SVN based bisects, using GitHub will make it
> *completely transparent* for SVN users. You can also base your
> releases off an SVN view of the Git repo.
> 
> So, to clear up this discussion and finish my proposal to move to
> GitHub, my final questions, only to those that *want* SVN
> compatibility:
> 
> 1. Is there anything in the SVN view of GitHub that *doesn't* work for
> you? (ie. same as using "rev-list --count")
> 
> 2. If so, can "git describe" solve the problem?
> 
> 3. If not, please describe, in details, why <<your alternative
> solution>> would be the *only* way forward.
> 
> I'll let this sit for a few days, and if no one has any serious issue,
> I'll write up the final proposal and start the voting process with the
> Foundation.
> 
> cheers,
> --renato
> 
> [1] https://github.com/blog/626-announcing-svn-support
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