From: Ben Bleything <ben@...>
Date: 2006-11-01T05:17:20+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] bfts 1.0.0 Released

On Wed, Nov 01, 2006, Ryan Davis wrote:
> Try to figure out how to emulate 'p4 describe' and make it just as  
> fast as perforce. For that matter, 'p4 filelog', 'p4 changes', and  
> 'p4 opened -a' (haha, you can't do that one!)

granted

> Oh! And try diffing while ignoring whitespace! HAHAHAHA Real friendly  
> there!

also granted

> o rly? What backend does rails use?

No idea.  If it's at rubyforge, fsfs apparently.

> Yup. HUGE hurdle there... and I thought working with the brilliance  
> that is my code would be worth that. :P I suppose I could create a  
> script to automate this, but it is a one time shot so I don't see it  
> being worth that. I guess I should consider it a bozo filter. Those  
> people that seriously want to work on our projects will jump through  
> our hoops. Those that don't, won't.

Not a hurdle.  You just asked why it's harder to adopt... 8 steps vs. 2
steps... even if those 8 steps are easy (which they are!).  Speaking of
which, look for an email from me soon to get set up :P

> That is a feature and a damned good one I wish svn had. "Oh? Eric is  
> working on this file? Maybe I should talk to him before I go ripping  
> stuff up!" Communication. What software development is REALLY about...

Yup, again, personal preference.  I don't miss it because I've never
needed it.  Ask me again once I have and I'm sure I'll be on your side.

> >Again, not bad, just different... but in a way that does make it a
> >pain to adopt.
>
> bah

I agree.

Ben