File names (was: Re: More on CVS layout)

[Bastiaan Veelo]

Peter Simons wrote:

[...]

> file must be moved in the repository! This loses CVS history
> information, the macro version is reset to 1.1, it is a
> mess.
>  

[...]

> What other ideas are there? Anyone?
>  

As renaming is as awkward as moving a file in CVS, we should probably do 
the renaming (if needed/wanted) at the same time as the re-structuring 
of the CVS layout. I see two reasons why we may want to rename files now:

1) complyance with policy point 3 
(http://www.gnu.org/software/ac-archive/policy.html)

2) if the released macros are going to be generated files (although I 
would prefer them not to) then it would be an advantage if the generated 
file and its original have different names. The original of "macro.m4" 
may be called "macro.src.m4", or something.

There is a downside on 2) though, until the two archives are unified. As 
Guido's archive releases the pristine sources as they are on Savannah, 
he may have to build renaming into his synchronising procedures. Does 
this count as an argument to only distribute pristine sources and no 
generated macros?

Regards,
Bastiaan.