[forge-dev] put git repository in hackable location

[Dan Allen]

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On May 11, 2011 6:38 AM, "Paul Bakker" <paul.bakker.nl at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree.
>
> Prompt 1
> "Do you want to save the plugin source? (do so if you plan to change the
> plugin) y/N"
>
> prompt 2
> "Where would you like to save the plugin source?"
>
> Paul
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Lincoln Baxter, III <
> lincolnbaxter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Agreed. A simple prompt asking if they would like to save the source for
>> later would probably be sufficient to isolate this choice from the
workflow
>> usability standpoint. Defaulting to "No" but if "Yes" is chosen, they
will
>> get a second prompt for where they would like to save the project.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>> ~Lincoln
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 4:51 AM, Dan Allen <dan.j.allen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I say we prompt. After all, if you are downloading source, I'm very
likely
>>> going to want to know where you are putting that source. We could
remember
>>> the parent folder the first time they save source (make the config
variable)
>>> and suggest that location the second time they do it. That would be a
>>> stellar experience.
>>>
>>> (We could even remind them they are free to hack on it, then reload).
>>>
>>> -Dan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 01:45, Paul Bakker <paul.bakker.nl at gmail.com
>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think it's better to not put editable source code in .forge. With
>>>> upgrades of API's etc. it's sometimes necessary to throw away the
.forge
>>>> dir. I like the idea though, so maybe we can ask the user: "where do
you
>>>> want to save the plugin project?" on plugin installation which by
default
>>>> saves in .forge/plugins so that we don't mess up the user's file
system.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Dan Allen <dan.j.allen at gmail.com
>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As I've been demoing forge, I've been pitching that one of the most
>>>>> elegant aspects of the git-plugin command is that it automatically
sets you
>>>>> up with source code to hack on. After experimenting with a plugin
tonight, I
>>>>> realized that while the final artifact gets put in ~/.forge/plugins,
the
>>>>> repository is hidden away in a cryptic directory in my temporary
folder. I
>>>>> think behavior should be changed to make it more welcoming for
developers to
>>>>> contribute back.
>>>>>
>>>>> I propose one of the following two locations, though feel free to
choose
>>>>> a more flexible option:
>>>>>
>>>>> ~/.forge/plugin-repos
>>>>> ~/forge/plugins
>>>>>
>>>>> ...or read an option from .forge/config. Perhaps prompt the user where
>>>>> to stick the source even.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dan Allen
>>>>> Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action
>>>>> Registered Linux User #231597
>>>>>
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>>
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