[llvm-dev] [RFC] One or many git repositories?

Sean Silva via llvm-dev
2016-07-21T02:41:19Z

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Justin Bogner via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> Justin Lebar via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> writes:
> > I would like to (re-)open a discussion on the following specific
> question:
> >
> >   Assuming we are moving the llvm project to git, should we
> >   a) use multiple git repositories, linked together as subrepositories
> > of an umbrella repo, or
> >   b) use a single git repository for most llvm subprojects.
> >
> > The current proposal assembled by Renato follows option (a), but I
> > think option (b) will be significantly simpler and more effective.
> > Moreover, I think the issues raised with option (b) are either
> > incorrect or can be reasonably addressed.
> >
> > Specifically, my proposal is that all LLVM subprojects that are
> > "version-locked" (and/or use the common CMake build system)
live in a
> > single git repository.  That probably means all of the main llvm
> > subprojects other than the test-suite and maybe libc++.  From looking
> > at the repository today that would be: llvm, clang, clang-tools-extra,
> > lld, polly, lldb, llgo, compiler-rt, openmp, and parallel-libs.
>
> FWIW, I'm opposed. I'm not convinced that the problems with
multiple
> repos are any worse than the problems with a single repo, which makes
> this more or less just change for the sake of change, IMO.
>

Just my experience, but having worked extensively with both, the single
integrated repository is *much* nicer.

-- Sean Silva


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