Re: [1.8.0] reorganize the mess that the source tree has become

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 07:29:54PM -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

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Yes, we do suck at rename following. The problem is that it is partially

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This is no excuse not to do proper source tree reorganization.

I think this is the crux of our disagreement. I don't agree that your
proposal is any way more "proper" than what is there now. Leaving the
rename issue aside (i.e., if we were starting a new project), I would
still be slightly against a src/ directory. I find them annoying.

But I don't care _that_ much, and I would rather not waste either of our
time debating it more. I would much rather you spend your time on
pack v4. :)

I disagree.  This is like saying: "renames are not well supported, so 
let's avoid them while using Git."  People used to say that of merges 
with CVS.  Are we going to follow suit de facto?  Imagine the Git 
detractors taking our source tree mess to exemplify this Git flaw since 
"Git developers themselves are unwilling to move files around because 
Git sucks at it".

For the record, part of my argument was that renaming is annoying to
some degree in _all_ systems, not just git.

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I do think it's wrong to say "renames can't be
done"; I just the cost needs to be considered.

Instead, why not saying: "Rename tracking is not as optimal as it could 
be, so let's work it out." ?

I did also say that. :)

-Peff