RE: how to change a rev number

[Thornley, David]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shane McDaniel [mailto:address@hidden

> > > I accidently checked in a file with the wrong rev number. 
>  How do I go
> > > about changing the rev number in the DB?  Is there an 
> easier way than
> > > checking the rev out, removing it from the DB and putting it
> > > back with the
> > > new rev?
> > >
> > The right answer is to stop thinking about the rev number and just
> > apply a tag when you want something you can refer to.  Leave the
> > revision numbers to CVS.
> 
> 
> point taken.  but then what is the use of having a hierchal 
> rev number if
> tags are what one should use?  wouldn't cvs just use an incrementing
> number ie 1,2,3,4 instead of 1.0.1,1.0.2,etc..
> 
The reason is historical.  Originally, CVS was a set of wrapper scripts
over RCS, and CVS continues to use the RCS format of save files.  (There's
advantages there.)  One intended successor to CVS, Subversion 
(http://subversion.tigris.org/index.html), does use sequential numbers
for its revisions.