[llvm-dev] RFC: Dealing with out of tree changes and the LLVM git monorepo

[Chandler Carruth via llvm-dev]

I think Justin was still experimenting a bit w/ the migration script. I'd
like to at least let him get back to this with the results of that?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 2:55 PM James Y Knight via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> Based on the feedback so far, I propose that we call this discussion done
> -- we will not go with this zippered proposal, but will proceed with
> https://github.com/llvm-git-prototype/llvm/.
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 5:06 PM David Greene via llvm-dev <
> llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>
>> Tom Stellard via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> writes:
>>
>> > What is the status with this proposal?  It has been 2 weeks now since
>> > the initial email and it seems like the discussion  is slowing down.  Do
>> > we still want to consider this zippered approach as a possibility for
>> the
>> > official repo?
>>
>> I have very strong feedback from the engineer who does our upstream
>> merges that he does NOT want to see this zippered repository.  A clean
>> linear history makes understanding merges much easier.
>>
>> James made a number of other important points about limitations of the
>> zippered repository:
>>
>> http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2018-November/127460.html
>>
>> git-bisect being more complicated is a deal-breaker for me.  Checking
>> out a random commit and only getting part of the project is just odd.
>>
>>                              -David
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