yet another dvcs shootout (this time python-devel)

[Robert Collins]

On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 09:58 +0000, Paul Moore wrote:
> 2008/11/6 Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net>:
> > Well, network bandwidth perhaps:
> > $ du -sh 3.0/.bzr/
> > 212M    3.0/.bzr/
> >
> > How long does it take your network to copy 200MB of data?
> 
> Offhand, I've no idea. And it's irrelevant to the extent that whether
> my network is slow or not, Mercurial and Subversion are usable for me,
> where Bazaar is not. (Assuming I don't keep an updated local mirror of
> the repo, but check out a new copy when I need it). We'd need
> equivalent repositories to put that statement on a scientific basis,
> though.

Indeed, apples and apples comparisons are best :0. You can use the bzr
fast-import plugin to get a fast-export stream that hg should be able
import. Or fast-import the hg repo to bzr and see how it goes.

> (I'll see if I can concoct a sensible test of the bandwidth between
> python.org and my home this evening. If I can, I'll post the results).

Another thing to try, if you want to just get the bare bones when you
need it - a lá svn, is 'bzr branch --stacked http://code.....3.0'. That
should be quite a bit faster too.

-Rob

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