llvm dev - Feb 2016 - RFC: Move the test-suite LLVM project to GitHub?

> On Feb 25, 2016, at 4:05 AM, Renato Golin via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at
lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> On 25 February 2016 at 11:54, Mehdi Amini <mehdi.amini at apple.com>
wrote:
>> GitHub offers  a simple *raw* git hosting. All the
fork&pull-request is sugar in the web interface. You don't *have to* use
it.
> 
> I mentioned this below. I was referring how GitHub *expects* to be used.
I fundamentally disagree with this (and yes, I am a frequent github user,
username=lattner).

GitHub supports LLVM style development as it is today (well, but obviously using
git instead of svn).  A project can maintain a list of committers, and they have
direct push access to the repository.  This workflow obviously supports the
existing “send patch to -commits” or phabricator paths, and people with commit
access can apply patches for people without commit access.

The vastly superior thing about Github is that it gives you the *ability* to
also support pull request.  PR’s are totally awesome from a community outreach
support, because it drastically lowers that barrier for minor contributions to
the project from people who do not have commit access.  The workflow is
seriously a huge step up from what we do on llvm.org.

In any case, while I’m very positive about moving the program testsuite to
github, I consider it obvious that anyone with direct commit access to an
llvm.org repo would also have direct commit access to the program testsuite, and
we’d use the same policies for what kinds of changes are allowed.  PR’s would
just be a great new workflow to enable new kinds of people to make contributions
in an easier way.

-Chris

On 25 February 2016 at 21:24, Chris Lattner <clattner at apple.com>
wrote:
>> I mentioned this below. I was referring how GitHub *expects* to be
used.
>
> I fundamentally disagree with this (and yes, I am a frequent github user,
username=lattner).
Hi Chris,

You misread me. I'm not saying (nor advocating) we should use GitHub
like that. Just that this is how people think of how to use GitHub.

I agree with all your and Chandler's points so far.

--renato

Am 26.02.2016 um 15:56 schrieb Renato Golin via
llvm-dev:
> Just that this is how people think of how to use GitHub.
People use GitHub the way the project says it should be used.
That's why about every GH project has a CONTRIBUTING page or something 
similar.

So that's a non-issue in my book. YMMV.

Regards,
Jo