Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: How to rename a category?

[Michaeljohn Clement]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 08:02:32AM +0100, Matthieu Moy wrote:
> > I don't have any desire to change history,
>
> Yes you do.

No I don't. :)

Maybe this is a subtle point, but I really /don't/ want to change 
history.  What I /do/ want to do is to rename a category, and then 
re-use the original name.  The fact that the archive namespace is 
immutable is an aspect of arch which apparently makes it difficult or 
impossible to get the result I want /without/ changing history.  If I 
have to change history to get the result I want, I may be willing to go 
for it, but that's not my desire.

> Expect a LOT of problems if you try to do this.

If I do it right (i.e. if the archive looks just like it would have had 
the name "foo" never been used) I can't see why there would be any 
problems.  I know for a fact that no-one else has ever tagged, branched, 
or even seen category foo, so if I blow away my working directories and
revision libraries everything would be fine.  Whether it's worth the 
trouble is another question.

Michaeljohn

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