[darcs-devel] GIT export

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

> But if the GIT back end is resurrected, it might still be useful to
> bootstrap the GIT side (provided that it is adapted to use the same
> algorithm).

Bootstrapping is no problem with the Git backend -- Darcs push can do it.

> Is the approach it uses documented somewhere?  Does it rebase on the
> GIT side to reflect the darcs patch ordering?

No, it doesn't.  The Git ordering should be taken up to commutation.

> I had no luck at all with the GIT backend, and its remnants prevent
> people from using tailor and its combined darcs/GIT repositories.
> At least that should be addressed.

Yes.

>> May I encourage you to consider working on the Git backend instead,
>> which does (or, more precisely, did) have these features?

> I believe a reasonable precondition for a GIT backend would be the
> conclusion of the GIT libification project, right?

I believe it's been done.  At least, libgit is sufficiently complete
for darcs-git.

                                        Juliusz