From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Heiko Voigt Subject: Re: [RFC] Questions for "Git User's Survey 2011" Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 01:43:23 +0200 Message-ID: <20110801234323.GB31614@book.hvoigt.net> References: <201107252233.02088.jnareb@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Jakub Narebski X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Aug 02 01:43:35 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qo28z-0005yw-Uf for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:43:34 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753262Ab1HAXn0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:43:26 -0400 Received: from darksea.de ([83.133.111.250]:33284 "HELO darksea.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752966Ab1HAXn0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:43:26 -0400 Received: (qmail 24113 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2011 01:43:23 +0200 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 2 Aug 2011 01:43:23 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201107252233.02088.jnareb@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:33:01PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote: > === 17. Which of the following features would you like to see implemented in git? === > (multiple choice) > > + better support for big files (large media) > + resumable clone/fetch (and other remote operations) > + GitTorrent Protocol, or git-mirror > + lazy clone / on-demand fetching of object > + support for tracking empty directories > + environmental variables in config, > and expanding ~ and ~user in paths in config > + better undo/abort/continue, and for more commands > + '-n' like option for each command, which describes what would happen > + side-by-side diffs and/or color-words diff in gitweb > + admin and/or write features in gitweb > + graphical history view in gitweb > + GUI for rebase in git-gui > + GUI for creating repository in git-gui > + filename encoding (in repository vs in filesystem) > + git push --create > + wholesame directory rename detection > + graphical merge tool integrated with git-gui > + union checkouts (some files from one branch, some from other) > + advisory locking / "this file is being edited" > + "commands issued" (or "command equivalents") in git-gui / gitk > + warn before/when rewriting published history > + built-in gitjour/bananajour support > + syntax highlighting in git-gui > > + other (describe below) > > NOTES: > ^^^^^^ > What features should be mentioned besides those above? What criteria > should we have for including features in this list? How about adding: + improved submodule support ? Cheers Heiko