[llvm-dev] [RFC] One or many git repositories?

[Justin Bogner via llvm-dev]

Justin Lebar via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> writes:
> I would like to (re-)open a discussion on the following specific question:
>
>   Assuming we are moving the llvm project to git, should we
>   a) use multiple git repositories, linked together as subrepositories
> of an umbrella repo, or
>   b) use a single git repository for most llvm subprojects.
>
> The current proposal assembled by Renato follows option (a), but I
> think option (b) will be significantly simpler and more effective.
> Moreover, I think the issues raised with option (b) are either
> incorrect or can be reasonably addressed.
>
> Specifically, my proposal is that all LLVM subprojects that are
> "version-locked" (and/or use the common CMake build system) live in a
> single git repository.  That probably means all of the main llvm
> subprojects other than the test-suite and maybe libc++.  From looking
> at the repository today that would be: llvm, clang, clang-tools-extra,
> lld, polly, lldb, llgo, compiler-rt, openmp, and parallel-libs.

FWIW, I'm opposed. I'm not convinced that the problems with multiple
repos are any worse than the problems with a single repo, which makes
this more or less just change for the sake of change, IMO.