[Gnu-arch-users] arch and linux 2.7

[Pau Aliagas]

Does anybody think that we should try to do something RSN to promote the 
adoption of arch in the development of the linux kernel? Linux 2.7 is 
about to appear and it would be great if new developers could adopt arch 
as their default SCM.

We have most of the things in place and, maybe, only a little effort and 
strong support from the current developers already using it would increase 
the acceptance significantly.

The steps to take, a grosso modo, would be:

-stabilize the tla commands
 * finish the rename of commands (what-changed -> changes, etc).
 * update the tutorial/manual accordingly.

-add performance hooks addressed to expert users (sorry for the 
 self-promotion, it's not on purpose :)
 * sparse revision libraries
 * hard-linked trees

-master archive (or repository):
 * build a master archive with the maximum detail, maybe imported from 
   bkcvs using the available tools, maybe imported from available 
   detailed patches. We already have one with a release/pre-release level 
   of detail, but it would be nice to have the maximum detail.
 * group the tools to keep in sync with the original source (bkcvs, 
   patches...)

-write a HOWTO-arch-linux-kernel:
 * explain available optimizations to speed up things
 * explain how to work with the tools to keep in sync with the original 
   source (if you want to have your direct master archive).
 * add examples of people already using arch with the linux kernel.

-try to approach several developers (maybe the current kernel developers 
 using arch would be the best fitted for this) to expand its use.

Almost everything is already in place, maybe writing a good how-to is the 
only part missing, but it's only a matter of mixing a few emails and 
voilà!

Too early? Don't care? Comments?

Pau