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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] arch lkml
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Mark A. Flacy |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] arch lkml |
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Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:05:09 -0600 |
>>>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Stephens <address@hidden> writes:
Bruce>
Bruce> Why? Suppose Arch stored files always with unexpanded keywords
Bruce> ($ArchId$, say), and on get, it expanded them appropriately.
So could you possibly wave your hands a little more?
Bruce> Then, when it needed to (on commit, for example), it could use the
Bruce> expanded keywords to determine file renames and deletes. Also adds,
Bruce> since an unexpanded keyword like $ArchId$ would have to be a new
Bruce> file.
And how does it do this magical thing? Where is the state that $ArchId$
hides hidden away?
Bruce> Arch would probably need to keep a stable tag internally, but it
Bruce> needn't expose those to ordinary users. Not that I can see, anyway;
Bruce> it's possible that having the permanent ids in files make some things
Bruce> feasible that would be impossible for expanded keywords, and that I
Bruce> just haven't seen it yet.
I see increased complexity in the system for no gain.
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