Comments on: How git can help Eclipse. http://www.lunar-ocean.com/how-git-can-help-eclipse/ Y'a pas anguille sous roche, mais probablement baleine sous gravillon... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave Orme http://www.lunar-ocean.com/how-git-can-help-eclipse/comment-page-1/#comment-14432 Dave Orme Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.lunar-ocean.com/blog/how-git-can-help-eclipse/#comment-14432 I like Git. But it doesn't work as well under Windows as it might. And it doesn't have a mature Eclipse plugin. Mercurial has both of these things. However, it doesn't front-end another existing repository as nicely as GIT. So here's how I see things: If you want to front-end another repository (CVS or SVN), and don't care about Eclipse integration, Git's your tool. If you want an actual replacement for CVS or SVN, Mercurial looks like the better choice right now due to the better Windows support and having a decent Eclipse plugin. I like Git.

But it doesn’t work as well under Windows as it might. And it doesn’t have a mature Eclipse plugin.

Mercurial has both of these things.

However, it doesn’t front-end another existing repository as nicely as GIT.

So here’s how I see things:

If you want to front-end another repository (CVS or SVN), and don’t care about Eclipse integration, Git’s your tool.

If you want an actual replacement for CVS or SVN, Mercurial looks like the better choice right now due to the better Windows support and having a decent Eclipse plugin.

]]> By: Moritz Eysholdt http://www.lunar-ocean.com/how-git-can-help-eclipse/comment-page-1/#comment-14339 Moritz Eysholdt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:20:57 +0000 http://www.lunar-ocean.com/blog/how-git-can-help-eclipse/#comment-14339 Talking about GIT, check out how Linus Torvalds presents GIT at the Googleplex. Enjoy the technical details and the geeky humor :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 regards, Moritz Talking about GIT, check out how Linus Torvalds presents GIT at the Googleplex. Enjoy the technical details and the geeky humor :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8

regards,
Moritz

]]> By: Antoine Toulme http://www.lunar-ocean.com/how-git-can-help-eclipse/comment-page-1/#comment-14336 Antoine Toulme Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:49:38 +0000 http://www.lunar-ocean.com/blog/how-git-can-help-eclipse/#comment-14336 My point is that it is ok to have a CVS repo, it is still very easy to fork it as git does that well. It seems you are having more of an issue with the Eclipse team refusing your patches ?! My point is that it is ok to have a CVS repo, it is still very easy to fork it as git does that well.

It seems you are having more of an issue with the Eclipse team refusing your patches ?!

]]> By: Alex Blewitt http://www.lunar-ocean.com/how-git-can-help-eclipse/comment-page-1/#comment-14335 Alex Blewitt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:40:56 +0000 http://www.lunar-ocean.com/blog/how-git-can-help-eclipse/#comment-14335 I think a GIT repo would be great. Not only does it help developers, it also helps those who would like to patch Eclipse because of bugs that won't/can't be fixed in the main trunk. I've submitted a few patches which will never see the light of day because (in their opinion) it does the wrong thing. Forking Eclipse is too much high maintenance because of a single bugfix, but having a GIT repo might make it easier to keep up-to-date with the main tree whilst still permitting custom bugfixes for those that can't persuade the Eclipse team to adopt them. I think a GIT repo would be great. Not only does it help developers, it also helps those who would like to patch Eclipse because of bugs that won’t/can’t be fixed in the main trunk. I’ve submitted a few patches which will never see the light of day because (in their opinion) it does the wrong thing. Forking Eclipse is too much high maintenance because of a single bugfix, but having a GIT repo might make it easier to keep up-to-date with the main tree whilst still permitting custom bugfixes for those that can’t persuade the Eclipse team to adopt them.

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