From: Floyd Wright <tfwright@...>
Date: 2006-08-26T02:18:12+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Piston 1.0.1 - Remote Repository Copying

 From the Ruby-Talk list.  I didn't look into this too closely, but it 
may be useful for a scenario where we use a set of flexible 'power-tool' 
plugins in every project.

Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
> 
> On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Francois Beausoleil wrote:
> 
>> http://piston.rubyforge.org/
>>
>> From the README:
>>
>> Piston is a utility that enables merge tracking of remote
>> repositories. This is similar to svn:externals, except you have a
>> local copy of the files, which you can modify at will. As long as the
>> changes are mergeable, you should have no problems.
>>
>> Piston has a similar purpose than svnmerge.py which you can find in
>> the contrib/client-side folder of the main Subversion. The main
>> difference is that Piston is designed to work with remote
>> repositories. You should also investigate if SVK would be a better fit
>> for you.
>>
>> From Wikipedia's Piston:
>>
>>    In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside
>> the bore of a cylinder.
>>
>>    Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the
>> cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
>>
>> For Piston, we retain the second meaning, to exert a force on a fluid
>> inside the cylinder. In our case, the fluid is the code copied from
>> the remote repository.
>>
>> = Installation
>>
>> $ gem install piston
>>
>> Piston Home Page: http://piston.rubyforge.org/
>>
>> Have a nice day !
>> -- 
>> Fran�ois Beausoleil
>> http://blog.teksol.info/
> 
> 
>     Very cool Francois!
> 
> Thanks-
> -Ezra
> 
> 
> 
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