From: Junio C Hamano <hidden> Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:18
Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
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Are there any rules on the choice of the script language ?
Yes. Do not try to introduce unnecessary dependencies. But if it is
the right tool to do the job, you should use it. As of now, we have perl,
python and Tcl/Tk.
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 11:19:37AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
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Are there any rules on the choice of the script language ?
Yes. Do not try to introduce unnecessary dependencies. But if it is
the right tool to do the job, you should use it. As of now, we have perl,
python and Tcl/Tk.
Very well said. That's what currently stands.
The dependency on Python 2.4 already is a problem for installation on some
systems ...
Ralf
From: Andreas Ericsson <hidden> Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:18
Ralf Baechle wrote:
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 11:19:37AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
quoted
Are there any rules on the choice of the script language ?
Yes. Do not try to introduce unnecessary dependencies. But if it is
the right tool to do the job, you should use it. As of now, we have perl,
python and Tcl/Tk.
Very well said. That's what currently stands.
The dependency on Python 2.4 already is a problem for installation on some
systems ...
Not many though. Since Python is only required on the workstation where
the developer does his/her work it's not a very cumbersome requirement.
The same holds for Perl, btw. It's not a requirement on the server
hosting the public repositories, unless some of the scripts are used
from the hooks (git shortlog is used from the default update-hook, but
that can be changed with no trouble at all).
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From: Fredrik Kuivinen <hidden> Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:19
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 11:25:41AM +0000, Ralf Baechle wrote:
The dependency on Python 2.4 already is a problem for installation on some
systems ...
I understand that in the environments where the Python dependency is a
problem it is probably not due to the specific version. However, if
WITH_OWN_SUBPROCESS is defined in the Makefile then Python 2.3 should
work fine too (this is actually automatically detected now, so you
shouldn't have to do anything special to use Python 2.3).
- Fredrik