Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Problem after deleting archive

[Aaron Bentley]

Попков Александр wrote:
> Aaron Bentley wrotes:
> > If you delete 
> > address@hidden/project-name--devel--0--base-0 and then re-create 
> > it, you are breaking the rules, and you can't expect Arch to work.

> > Just use a new version name.  Like, for example, 
> > address@hidden/project-name--devel--1.
>
>
> > Or alternatively, instead of tagging again, just star-merge from main 
> > into address@hidden/project-name--devel--0.
>
>
> I.e. just create empty project address@hidden/project-name--devel--0 and do 
> star-merge from main? And this can be fine? I am very hope to this!

No.  Keep the existing project, and star-merge into it.

> > Or, if you really want to, you can tag into 
> > address@hidden/project-name--devel--0 without deleting it first. 
>
> This operation (after onetime deleting) clause conflicts... each time...

Yes.  You must not ever delete.  As long as you don't delete, it will work.

> > Be warned that star-merge may not behave correctly if you do this (but 
> > that would be a bug in star-merge).
>
> Hmmmm... What a bug? I am use tla--devo--1.2--patch-115 version, this version 
> are affected?

I am not sure whether there is a bug, because no one ever does that, 
because they don't want to run the risk.  But it does seem likely.

Aaron