Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Development framework with access restriction?

[Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think separate repositories would only be necessary when using
>>> distributed version control (git) as opposed to centralized
>>> (subversion).  I think subversion's path-based authorization should
>>> eliminate the need for separate repositories?
>>>
>>
>> Separate repos aren't strictly necessary, but it's much harder to verify
>> your path permissions than it is to verify that your repositories are
>> separate.
>>
>> The first involves config files and cascading information; the second
>> involves being able to count to two =)
>
> Would multiple repos work in a scenario where different developers
> have access to different stuff and some stuff should be accessible to
> multiple devs?  I don't think you want the same stuff in more than one
> repo.  It seems like managing multiple repos would get out of hand in
> that sort of situation and I might be better off with config files and
> a single repo.

With SVN, you do have 'externals' available:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html

Where I work, externals are used for holding common code like large
libraries which are needed or useful to multiple projects.

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