X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/b13bb0c83c8f23bca97734882997fd3dc29f0553..d1e714e485a8d0e498ccf7b358dbb7445d18373b:/doc/rcs.mdwn diff --git a/doc/rcs.mdwn b/doc/rcs.mdwn index 450d16800..1f6b3c24e 100644 --- a/doc/rcs.mdwn +++ b/doc/rcs.mdwn @@ -6,32 +6,39 @@ histories. Ikiwiki started out supporting only [[Subversion|svn]], but the interface ikiwiki uses to a revision control system is sufficiently simple and generic that it can be adapted to work with many systems by writing a -[[plugin|plugins/write]]. [[Subversion|svn]] is still a recommended choice; -[[git]] is another well-tested option. +[[plugin|plugins/write]]. These days, most people use [[git]]. While all supported revision control systems work well enough for basic use, some advanced or special features are not supported in all of them. -Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to -set up a wiki using that revision control system. The `rcs_commit_staged` -hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]] or -[[plugins/comments]]. `rcs_getctime` may be implemented in a fast way -(ie, one log lookup for all files), or very slowly (one lookup per file). -And so on. The table below summarises this for each revision control -system and links to more information about each. +The table below summarises this for each revision control system and +links to more information about each. [[!table data=""" feature |[[git]]|[[svn]]|[[bzr]] |[[monotone]]|[[mercurial]]|[[darcs]]|[[tla]] |[[cvs]] [[ikiwiki-makerepo]]|yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes auto.setup |yes |yes |incomplete|yes |incomplete |yes |incomplete|yes -`rcs_commit_staged` |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes |no |yes -`rcs_rename` |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes |no |yes -`rcs_remove` |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes |no |yes -`rcs_diff` |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes |yes |yes -`rcs_getctime` |fast |slow |slow |slow |slow |slow |slow |slow -`rcs_getmtime` |fast |slow |no |no |no |no |no |no +`rcs_commit_staged` |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes +`rcs_rename` |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes +`rcs_remove` |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |no |yes +`rcs_diff` |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes |yes +`rcs_getctime` |fast |slow |slow |slow |fast |slow |slow |slow +`rcs_getmtime` |fast |slow |slow |slow |fast |no |no |no +`rcs_preprevert` |yes |no |no |no |no |no |no |no +`rcs_revert` |yes |no |no |no |no |no |no |no anonymous push |yes |no |no |no |no |no |no |no conflict handling |yes |yes |yes |buggy |yes |yes |yes |yes +openid username |yes |no |no |no |yes |yes |no |no """]] +Notes: + +* Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to + set up a wiki using that revision control system. +* The `rcs_commit_staged` hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]] + or [[plugins/comments]]. +* `rcs_getctime` and `rcs_getmtime` may be implemented in a fast way (ie, one log + lookup for all files), or very slowly (one lookup per file). +* Openid username support allows avoiding display of Google's ugly openids. + There is a page with [[details]] about how the different systems work with ikiwiki, for the curious.