[alsa-devel] HG vs GIT

[Jaroslav Kysela]

On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> At Thu, 7 Feb 2008 05:41:57 -0800 (PST),
> Trent Piepho wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > At Thu, 7 Feb 2008 05:10:27 -0800 (PST),
> > > > It would also be a huge PITA for developers who work on multiple
> > > > sub-systems.  If I want to make a patch for an alsa driver, I have to
> > > > reboot into an alsa kernel?  I try to go a few months between rebooting.
> > >
> > > Hm, what's the problem to pull alsa.git tree to your own working tree?
> > 
> > How do I test the driver if it's compiled with the kernel in the alsa.git
> > tree?  I want to compile the driver against the kernel I'm running now.
> 
> Well, I don't get your point.  "git-pull alsa.git" onto your current
> kernel tree and make.  Then you have the latest ALSA drivers for your
> current system...

Pull cannot be used. You'll pull also Linus's changes in tree with this 
command (which might not be wanted).

We'll provide a GNU patch interface to patch your tree as required hidding 
used SCM system, of course.

						Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex at perex.cz>
Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer
ALSA Project, Red Hat, Inc.