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Re: backup files for files under VC
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: backup files for files under VC |
Date: |
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:58:16 +0200 |
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Torsten Bronger <address@hidden> writes:
> Hallöchen!
>
> David Kastrup writes:
>
>> Torsten Bronger <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> and request to change it because the VCS only stores the last
>>> commit.
>>
>> What version control system would that be?
>
> If I change the file, save it, and remove it afterwards, the changes
> are lost.
Why would you do that without checking this into a branch when you have
serious work done on it?
> Between saving and removing must be the commit, otherwise, the VCS
> can't restore the file.
Random deletion is more a candidate for backing up your whole directory
rather than having single backup files lying around.
> In contrast to that, a backup file stores the last save instead of the
> last commit. And because this may help in some cases, I suggest to
> change the default value of vc-make-backup-files.
I vote against it. Version-controlled directories become messy pretty
fast with backup files lying around. For one thing, they tend not to
correspond with the current branch/version.
In particular distributed version control systems (you still have not
mentioned which system you are talking about, by the way) provide ample
opportunity for saving partial work, in a manner where it is clear just
what version the partial work is based on.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Nick Roberts, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, David Kastrup, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, David Kastrup, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, David Kastrup, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, David Kastrup, 2008/04/21
- Re: backup files for files under VC, Torsten Bronger, 2008/04/21
- Messy VC checkouts (was: backup files for files under VC), Phil Hagelberg, 2008/04/21
- Re: Messy VC checkouts, Stefan Monnier, 2008/04/21
- Re: Messy VC checkouts, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2008/04/21