svn commit: r251886 - in head: contrib/apr contrib/apr-util contrib/serf contrib/sqlite3 contrib/subversion share/mk usr.bin usr.bin/svn usr.bin/svn/lib usr.bin/svn/lib/libapr usr.bin/svn/lib/libap...

[Baptiste Daroussin]

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 09:33:52PM +0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
> On 6/20/13 9:13 PM, David Chisnall wrote:
> > On 20 Jun 2013, at 14:09, Julian Elischer <julian at freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> >>> Which of the classes of user that I outlined do you think wants to be able to do that?  As a FreeBSD user, I never felt the desire to do that, but maybe I was unusual. As a FreeBSD developer, I don't mind installing the svn port to be able to do it (although I'd prefer a more lightweight port).  I would expect the same to apply to the sort of engaged user who is willing to bisect to track down a bug.
> >> bug reporter:   I have this new bug...
> >> developer:    Can you try rolling back to xyzzy
> >> bug reporter:  Yeah that fixes it..
> >> developer:   Ok.. patch will follow....
> > And do you think that the sort of user who is sufficiently engaged with the project to do this is the sort of user who would not be willing to do so if it meant installing the subversion port?  If so, then there is a clear case for svnlite.
> 
> I think that it lowers the barrier.. once you start bringing ports 
> into the picture you start running the risk of port revision hell.
> 

Once everything will be back to normal

$ pkg install subversion

I don't see much revision hell in that (bonus it will bring to python and no
perl).

regards,
Bapt
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 196 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-all/attachments/20130620/d5376a3e/attachment.sig>