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Re: [ANN] Piston 1.0.1 - Remote Repository Copying

Ezra Zygmuntowicz

8/25/2006 4:40:00 PM


On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Francois Beausoleil wrote:

> http://piston.ruby...
>
> From the README:
>
> Piston is a utility that enables merge tracking of remote
> repositories. This is similar to svn:externals, except you have a
> local copy of the files, which you can modify at will. As long as the
> changes are mergeable, you should have no problems.
>
> Piston has a similar purpose than svnmerge.py which you can find in
> the contrib/client-side folder of the main Subversion. The main
> difference is that Piston is designed to work with remote
> repositories. You should also investigate if SVK would be a better fit
> for you.
>
> From Wikipedia's Piston:
>
> In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside
> the bore of a cylinder.
>
> Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the
> cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
>
> For Piston, we retain the second meaning, to exert a force on a fluid
> inside the cylinder. In our case, the fluid is the code copied from
> the remote repository.
>
> = Installation
>
> $ gem install piston
>
> Piston Home Page: http://piston.ruby...
>
> Have a nice day !
> --
> François Beausoleil
> http://blog.te...


Very cool Francois!

Thanks-
-Ezra
2 Answers

Floyd Wright

8/25/2006 5:18:00 PM

0

From the Ruby-Talk list. I didn't look into this too closely, but it
may be useful for a scenario where we use a set of flexible 'power-tool'
plugins in every project.

Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>
> On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Francois Beausoleil wrote:
>
>> http://piston.ruby...
>>
>> From the README:
>>
>> Piston is a utility that enables merge tracking of remote
>> repositories. This is similar to svn:externals, except you have a
>> local copy of the files, which you can modify at will. As long as the
>> changes are mergeable, you should have no problems.
>>
>> Piston has a similar purpose than svnmerge.py which you can find in
>> the contrib/client-side folder of the main Subversion. The main
>> difference is that Piston is designed to work with remote
>> repositories. You should also investigate if SVK would be a better fit
>> for you.
>>
>> From Wikipedia's Piston:
>>
>> In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside
>> the bore of a cylinder.
>>
>> Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the
>> cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
>>
>> For Piston, we retain the second meaning, to exert a force on a fluid
>> inside the cylinder. In our case, the fluid is the code copied from
>> the remote repository.
>>
>> = Installation
>>
>> $ gem install piston
>>
>> Piston Home Page: http://piston.ruby...
>>
>> Have a nice day !
>> --
>> François Beausoleil
>> http://blog.te...
>
>
> Very cool Francois!
>
> Thanks-
> -Ezra
>
>
>
>


Floyd Wright

8/25/2006 5:20:00 PM

0

How embarrassing--normally I am capable of using email. Please disregard.

Floyd Wright wrote:
> From the Ruby-Talk list. I didn't look into this too closely, but it
> may be useful for a scenario where we use a set of flexible 'power-tool'
> plugins in every project.
>
> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Francois Beausoleil wrote:
>>
>>> http://piston.ruby...
>>>
>>> From the README:
>>>
>>> Piston is a utility that enables merge tracking of remote
>>> repositories. This is similar to svn:externals, except you have a
>>> local copy of the files, which you can modify at will. As long as the
>>> changes are mergeable, you should have no problems.
>>>
>>> Piston has a similar purpose than svnmerge.py which you can find in
>>> the contrib/client-side folder of the main Subversion. The main
>>> difference is that Piston is designed to work with remote
>>> repositories. You should also investigate if SVK would be a better fit
>>> for you.
>>>
>>> From Wikipedia's Piston:
>>>
>>> In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside
>>> the bore of a cylinder.
>>>
>>> Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the
>>> cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
>>>
>>> For Piston, we retain the second meaning, to exert a force on a fluid
>>> inside the cylinder. In our case, the fluid is the code copied from
>>> the remote repository.
>>>
>>> = Installation
>>>
>>> $ gem install piston
>>>
>>> Piston Home Page: http://piston.ruby...
>>>
>>> Have a nice day !
>>> --
>>> François Beausoleil
>>> http://blog.te...
>>
>>
>> Very cool Francois!
>>
>> Thanks-
>> -Ezra
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>