[petsc-dev] PETSc repositories have been moved

Tue Mar 12 16:46:10 CDT 2013

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

>
> On Mar 12, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> >
> > On Mar 12, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mar 12, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Karl Rupp <rupp at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Richard,
> > > >
> > > > Jed and I set up detailed instructions on how to use Git and
> Mercurial:
> > > > https://bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc/wiki/Home
> > >
> > >   Note that both Karl and Jed know git very well, so these pages will
> pretty much suck for new users.
> > >
> > > I agree. That is why its important that its a Wiki.
> >
> >    Because you perceive a Wiki as something that is very easy to change
> something in quickly.  I think in that sense Wikis are like PERL, it is
> very quick to put something together that looks powerful, but long term
> maintenance and general extension is impossible. Why not put all PETSc
> source code into the wiki then we can easily edit it without bothering with
> Emacs and shells?
> >
> > I think Wikis are good because the build system is right there. No
> monkeying with LaTeX+latex2html/Sphinx/DocBook/WhatEverCrazySystem. I can
> see exactly what I put in right away, and so can everyone else. Its exactly
> the same version control as the source, as Jed pointed out, and I have been
> using them for other projects and its easy.
> >
> > I think using one system for a manual (LaTeX) and one system for online
> help (Wiki) is fine. In fact, the brain trust at PETSc Central
> > already does this since we have a FAQ and Function Manpages separate
> from our manual.
> >
> >    I am fine with putting that stuff there in the short term, but how
> about in the longer term having it as a subtree (subrepo?) in the
> petsc/src/docs/  directory?
> >
> > Why would this be any different?
>
>    Barry has an extremely crappy memory and if he cannot find it in the
> petsc.git tree he cannot find it. It is difficult for Barry to handle: some
> stuff is here, some stuff is here, some stuff is over there (this should be
> obvious with my obsession with constantly organizing the PETSc tree). This
> was not true with Barry 20 years ago but is now and will be for you in 20
> years :-)

I feel the impending forgetfulness as a shadow across my back. I think its
also possible I will become cranky.

What if we make the Wiki repository a subtree of PETSc, just like
BuildSystem? I read all the stuff Jed sent on
this and it looks like exactly what we wanted.

    Matt

>
>    Barry
>
> >
> >    Matt
> >
> >
> >    Barry
> >
> > > I checked one thing in this morning.
> > >
> > >   Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >    Barry
> > >
> > > >
> > > > In short, to get your changes merged back 'upstream', you still just
> need to send a pull request for petsc-hg on Bitbucket. :-)
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Karli
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 03/12/2013 02:42 PM, Richard Tran Mills wrote:
> > > >> Hi Barry,
> > > >>
> > > >> I will start using Git for working with petsc-dev when there are
> some
> > > >> clear instructions on the workflow we should be using.  In the
> meantime
> > > >> I have some petsc-dev tasks on my to-do list and I plan to work
> using a
> > > >> fork of petsc-hg.  To get my changes merged back "upstream", I
> assume I
> > > >> still just need to submit a pull request for petsc-hg on BitBucket?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Richard
> > > >>
> > > >> On 3/12/13 12:16 PM, Barry Smith wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>    PETSc dev users,
> > > >>>
> > > >>>     The PETSc repositories have been moved. They are at
> > > >>>
> > > >>> https::/bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc <
> http://bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc>
> > > >>> (git version)
> > > >>> https:/bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc-hg
> > > >>> <http://bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc-hg> (Mecurial version)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> please reclone all your repositories and do not use the previous
> > > >>> repository!
> > > >>>
> > > >>> You may make pull requests via bitbucket for either repository.
> The
> > > >>> Mecurial version is read only; active developers with write access
> > > >>> will be working with the git version but the the Mecurial version
> will
> > > >>> always be in sync with the master branch of the git version.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Problems? Send email or bug one of Jed, Satish, Barry
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   Barry
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Begin forwarded message:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> *From: *Jed Brown <jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov <mailto:
> jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov>>
> > > >>>> *Subject: **petsc-hg*
> > > >>>> *Date: *March 12, 2013 10:20:51 AM CDT
> > > >>>> *To: *Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov <mailto:bsmith at mcs.anl.gov
> >>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> https://bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc-hg/
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> This is currently writable only by me. It will mirror 'master'
> from
> > > >>>> the Git repo and people can send pull requests to it.
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Richard Tran Mills, Ph.D.
> > > >> Computational Earth Scientist      | Joint Assistant Professor
> > > >> Hydrogeochemical Dynamics Team     | EECS and Earth & Planetary
> Sciences
> > > >> Oak Ridge National Laboratory      | University of Tennessee,
> Knoxville
> > > >> E-mail:rmills at ornl.gov   V: 865-241-3198
> http://climate.ornl.gov/~rmills
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
> experiments lead.
> > > -- Norbert Wiener
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
> experiments lead.
> > -- Norbert Wiener
>
>

-- 
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
experiments lead.
-- Norbert Wiener
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