linux-kernel - Re: Smaller compressed kernel source tarballs?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0609211514470.17238@qynat.qvtvafvgr.pbz>
Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:16:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Lang <dlang@...italinsight.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
cc:	Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca>, Dax Kelson <dax@...ulabs.com>,
	Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: Smaller compressed kernel source tarballs?

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Dave Jones wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 03:00:48PM -0700, David Lang wrote:
>
> > for the tarball users they would have to grab
> > multiple patches to get from the last thing that they have to whatever is
> > current.
>
> ketchup solves that problem. One command brings any tree up to current.

so are you saying that ketchup should be used for _all_ access to the vanilla 
tree that isn't done via git?

if not then tarballs still have a place.

and how does ketchup deal with patched trees to start with?

> > also people could be behind a firewall that prevents git from working properly,
> > for them tarballs and patches are the right way of doing things.
>
> If they can't git through a firewall, they won't be able to wget a tarball through
> it either.

to work properly git should talk it's own protocol, http/ftp can be allowed (and 
authenticated) through firewalls that don't allow the git protocol.

David Lang

> 	Dave
>
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