ITK/Release 4/Modularization/Transition Plan

This page describes the plan for transforming the current Monolithic ITK repository into a Modularized one.

Major Dates

• The target date for transforming the repository is Friday March 4th 2011
• The repository should be reopen for normal activity by Tuesday March 8th 2011

Git Repository Conversion

Overview

• The transition will happen in the same Git repository that we currently use.
• The transition will happen as a big commit that will mostly move files around to new directories
• Pending Gerrit patches should (for the most part) find their way into the corresponding files after the conversion
  • Except for changes to CMakeLists.txt files, since most of them will be replaced with new ones

Advice to Develoepers

• Developers who have pending changes in local repositories are strongly encouraged to
  • Commit them to local branches
  • Push those to Gerrit (under the tag "WIP" (Work in Progress))
• The Gerrit patches should be mergeable after the conversion, and the Kitware team will be available to help merge them for you.

Detailed Plan

Date	Major Event	What will be done	Who will do it
March 1st Tuesday	Freezing Git Repository	Write Access will be disabled	Brad King
March 4th Friday	Full Conversion	A single large Git commit that will move all the files to their final destination	Brad King
March 8th Tuesday	Reopen Git	Write Access will be open again to main Repository	Brad King