Re: [Kde-games-devel] Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-16 Thread Ian Wadham
On 15/10/2011, at 5:29 AM, Stefan Majewsky wrote: > EXECUTIVE SUMMARY > > I propose to move the data files from the kdegames module into a new > kdegames-data module to > 1. facilitate the move of the remaining source code to Git (while a > method of storing binary data files in Git eff

Re: Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-15 Thread Nicolás Alvarez
2011/10/14, Parker Coates : > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 14:29, Stefan Majewsky wrote: >> The added benefit of this solution is that distributions will be >> encouraged to package data files separately. Because this data (and >> esp. its format) changes very seldomly only, developers will not need >>

Re: [Kde-games-devel] Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-15 Thread Albert Astals Cid
A Divendres, 14 d'octubre de 2011, Stefan Majewsky vàreu escriure: > [@CC: please keep discussion on k-c-d and k-g-d only] > > Moin moin, > > EXECUTIVE SUMMARY > > I propose to move the data files from the kdegames module into a new > kdegames-data module to > 1. facilitate the move of

Re: Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-15 Thread Michael Pyne
On Friday, October 14, 2011 18:51:09 Parker Coates wrote: > > I propose to split a new module kdegames-data from kdegames, meaning that: > > > > 1. kdegames-data should be built and installed before kdegames. > > 2. Any kdegames application will refuse to start when the > > corresponding data file

Re: Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-15 Thread Parker Coates
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 14:29, Stefan Majewsky wrote: > DETAILED PROPOSAL > > kdegames is among the few modules that have not yet switched to Git. > The main concern is that the kdegames source tree contains tons [1] of > binary data files, which Git is known not to handle well. All > dis

Re: Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-14 Thread Stefan Majewsky
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Alexander Neundorf wrote: > IMO today with usually broadband internet access this shouldn't be much of a > concern (especially if these files change only rarely). For all games, the data contributes 400 MB of uncompressable history. (I think that's the number, alt

Re: Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-14 Thread Alexander Neundorf
On Friday 14 October 2011, Stefan Majewsky wrote: > [CC kde-scm-interest for notification only] > [CC kde-buildsystem for feedback on the proposed build system changes] > [CC kde-packagers for feedback on the implied changes to package layouts] > [@CC: please keep discussion on k-c-d and k-g-d only

Module layout proposal: Split kdegames-data from kdegames

2011-10-14 Thread Stefan Majewsky
[CC kde-scm-interest for notification only] [CC kde-buildsystem for feedback on the proposed build system changes] [CC kde-packagers for feedback on the implied changes to package layouts] [@CC: please keep discussion on k-c-d and k-g-d only] Moin moin, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I propose to m