Re: NEW: devel/git

["Niall O'Higgins" <niallo_(_at_)_unworkable_(_dot_)_org>]

On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 01:02:04AM +0100, Joachim Schipper wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 10:41:00PM +0000, Niall O'Higgins wrote:
> > I wanted to look at the source of a Linux development driver which was
> > in a private git tree, so I made this port.  Other hackers might find
> > it useful, so I thought I'd share.
> > 
> > Tested on amd64, i386 and sparc64.
> > 
> > DESCR: 
> > 
> > git is a stupid (but extremely fast) directory content manager.  It
> > doesn't do a whole lot, but what it 'does' do is track directory
> > contents efficiently.
> 
> > +USE_GMAKE=		Yes
> > +NO_REGRESS=		Yes
> 
> Aside from skipping regression tests (why?), I'd think that dropping
> 'stupid' for something like 'Linux' might be worthwhile. ;-)

DESCR is copied directly from the git README.  It's their own jab, not mine (:

README also says "git" stands for "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t".

As for the port, jolan@ sent me a bunch of feedback and some diffs and
stuff.  I'll resend an updates port tomorrow once I've incorporated his
changes and looked at an issue he pointed out regarding includes. 

> 
> 		Joachim