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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems
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Mark A. Flacy |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems |
Date: |
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 00:10:05 -0500 |
>>>>> "Shlomi" == Shlomi Fish <address@hidden> writes:
Shlomi> Shlomi> On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Mark A. Flacy wrote:
>>
>> I'm curious why you assert that CVS supports file copies while Arch
>> doesn't.
>>
Shlomi>
Shlomi> CVS does not support file copies at the repository
Shlomi> level. Subversion does.
Then update your web page accordingly, which states otherwise for CVS.
Shlomi>
>> For that matter, what semantic value is there for maintaining a "history"
>> of a clone of a file? It's a new file with a new purpose.
>>
Shlomi>
Shlomi> For merging and for tracking changes to previous versions of the
Shlomi> file?
There are no previous versions of the copy of the file. It is a new file.
You are tracking nothing.
Shlomi> It's also less resource-hungry, time-consuming and space-consuming.
And less sense-consuming too.
--
Mark A. Flacy
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are, ummm, facts.
"If it was easy, anybody could do it."
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, (continued)
[Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Mark A. Flacy, 2003/09/07
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Jonas Diemer, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Peter Conrad, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Momchil Velikov, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Robert Anderson, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Aspect, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Tom Lord, 2003/09/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems, Robert Anderson, 2003/09/08