nsmux: Integration with the Hurd Git Repository

[Sergiu Ivanov]

Hello,

On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 01:53:08AM +0200, olafBuddenhagen@gmx.net wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 02:30:46PM +0300, Sergiu Ivanov wrote:
> > Note that as opposed to some other translators (like Zheng's
> > eth-multiplexer), both unionfs and nsmux were designed to be
> > stand-alone,
> 
> ...which is the reason why I still haven't tested nsmux -- I'm still
> waiting for you to integrate it in the Hurd tree, as I requested again
> and again.

Yep, I can't say I don't remember that you have been asking me to do
this for a long time already.  I think I can try to do this in the
nearest future -- right after I have several questions answered.

Firstly, as I have already said (and as you have already seen), the
majority of my commits to my nsmux repository are very ugly.
Everything is on a single branch, the commits are not grouped together
by functionality, etc.  I remember someone (either you or Thomas)
suggesting to throw away this dirty history and just start doing
normal source code management from what I have now.  Is this an
option, or should I try to tidy up the repository, or should I leave
things as they are?

Another serious issue is that my source code is full of weird stuff:
comment lines, improperly formatted comments, etc.  Should I try to
correct these?  If so, how should this go: a clean-up patch or a patch
series?

And the last question is about the integration itself: how exactly do
I take my nsmux git repository and integrate it into the Hurd git
repository?  I have an idea how to do that, but since I've already
experienced situations when my ideas were totally astray, I'd like to
hear an expert opinion.
 
> I'm well aware that tschwinge doesn't like it; but that shouldn't stop
> us from doing it on a branch -- or as a last resort, in a personal
> repository...

Well, IIRC, a branch *was* allocated for me in the Hurd CVS repository
last year.  I guess it shouldn't be a problem if I push the
nsmux-related changes to an equivalent branch in the Hurd git
repository.

Thomas, could you comment on this please?  Is this scenario feasible,
or should I really stay in the limits of a personal repository?

Regards,
scolobb