[PATCH] Repo layout

Martin A. Brooks martin at hinterlands.org
Tue Dec 20 12:46:31 CST 2005


Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> Why is it easier to manage N separate lists of users, N separate lists
> of authorization rules, and N separate sets of hook scripts, rather
> than just managing 1 of each?   You say that this proposition isn't
> universally true, but don't say why.  I've never heard anyone argue
> the other direction.

I'm not suggesting it's _always_ easier, I am saying that it sometimes 
isn't.

Examples:

1) You have multiple svn servers across multiple sites with multiple 
projects but hosted on common hardware.  You want no overlap between 
projects and/or sites.

2) You want hook scripts to do radically different things: if/then/else 
clauses add complication and obfuscation when having two different hook 
scripts is more straight forward.

3) You delegate reponsbility for svn servers.  You don't want Admin A 
messing with Project B's setup in any way.





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