[Cuis] Once central repo for Cuis and Packages? Or just a central list?

[Juan Vuletich]

Hi Bernhard,

It looks like all of us see both upsides and downsides on storing 
packages in the Cuis repository. There's no rush to make a decision. So, 
for the time being, I guess each package should reside at the 
maintainer's repository.

In any case, I want to remark that the idea was not to make storing 
packages in the Cuis repository "mandatory". It makes no sense for 
cross-dialect packages. And it is useless to try to force a package 
maintainer. Each package maintainer has the last word wrt his packages.

Cheers,
Juan Vuletich

Bernhard Pieber wrote:
> Hi Juan,
>
> I have thought a little bit about the topic.
>
> While I can understand the arguments, my gut feeling is, that we should not put all packages into the Cuis repository.
>
> Here are my reasons:
> - It is problematic for cross-dialect packages.
> - The repository gets more complex. You get a lot of branches.
> - It requires more coordination.
> - It is probably more work.
> - Not everyone will need all the packages.
>
> I think an extension workspace with load scripts similar to Squeak would be simpler and adequate.
>
> Just my 0.02 cents.
>
> Cheers
> Bernhard
>
> Am 30.12.2012 um 13:01 schrieb Juan Vuletich:
>
>   
>> Hi Angel,
>>
>> I really like the idea of having a single and consistent git commit of a Cuis version and all the packages that work on it. It would make much easier to go back to some date, and grab stuff that works well together. One downside is a bit more work for repo admin. A bigger one is that it makes things a slower for package maintainers. But the consistency might outweigh them.
>>
>> Below, I extracted Angel's comments on this. Folks, please comment. Add steps or ideas to complete or enhance Angel's suggestion. Or if you don't like it, please say why. This is a rather important decision, and I'd like we to make a good choice.
>>
>> One quick question for Angel (I'm a beginner with github): Can we tag a commit after it was done? That way, we could work together on Cuis and Packages for several days (involving many commits) and only when we are all happy, we can tag the last one as "v4.1 with packages" or something like that.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Juan Vuletich
>>
>> Angel Java Lopez wrote:
>>     
>>> ...
>>>
>>> But having the central repo with the package (not a link), has an advantage: central repo could have tags. So, the packages at tag "v0.1.0" are all compatible with that tag, and every improvement at tag "v0.2.0" should be committed to that tag. The "master" tag is the development tag.
>>>
>>> So, I could download the v0.2.0 with all the optional packages of that version, without struggling going to each package author repo, and trying to guess what package/tag is compatible with Cuis v0.2.0
>>>
>>> Cons: it put more responsability to central repo author(s).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    2012/12/27 Angel Java Lopez <ajlopez2000 at gmail.com
>>>    <mailto:ajlopez2000 at gmail.com>>
>>>
>>>        Until you have a package manager, first idea:
>>>
>>>        Use the cuis repo at GitHub.
>>>
>>>        Every contributor make a fork.
>>>        He/she add the code to his/her fork.
>>>        Make a pull request to central repo
>>>
>>>        Maybe, a guide to have folders per package/topic.
>>>        ...
>>>
>>>        Angel "MyLifeIsGitHub" Lopez ;-)
>>>        github:ajlopez
>>>
>>>