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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: version aliases
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: version aliases |
Date: |
08 Apr 2004 17:32:00 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 |
> Once the archive is specified, archive-wide aliases can be used to
> specify branches and versions. In jblack/ archive, there can be an
> archive-wide alias "tlacontrib" pointing to "tlacontrib--devo".
How useful would that be?
> A given tree can define several aliases. To prevent silent changes in
> alias resolution within a tree when the archive is changed, in-tree
> aliases take precedence over archive-wide aliases. When trees are
> nested, the aliases in the inner tree take precedence.
In my experience, aliases for nested trees have no relationship to one
another so I don't think it's worth it to bother with any special
nesting consideration.
> In-tree aliases should be versioned independently from the tree itself,
> and stored as a precious data within {arch}. As a bonus, that mixes well
It's not even necessarily useful to version them. So, to keep things
simple I wouldn't version it at all (and wouldn't keep it in any archive:
it's a user-only thing).
Stefan
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Tom Lord, 2004/04/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Aaron Bentley, 2004/04/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Miles Bader, 2004/04/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Aaron Bentley, 2004/04/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Miles Bader, 2004/04/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Tom Lord, 2004/04/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, David Allouche, 2004/04/08
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: version aliases,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: version aliases, David Allouche, 2004/04/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] version aliases, Jan Hudec, 2004/04/05