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Re: future of cvs
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Mark D. Baushke |
Subject: |
Re: future of cvs |
Date: |
Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:11:15 -0700 |
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address@hidden <address@hidden> writes:
> Jim Hyslop wrote:
> > address@hidden wrote:
> >> Is it possible the repository to be touched carefully for
> >> file/directory renaming purpose? I read somewhere that the human
> >> readable form of the cvs repository is an advantage over subversion.
> >> What will happen if we simply rearrange the repository (the folders
> >> and ,v files there) and checkout again?
> >
> > That will work, but you will never be able to re-create a snapshot of
> > the system prior to the move.
>
> You mean because the things are in different folders now - which means
> that a script 15 versions ago knew that another script is in certain
> folder, but the folders are now different and because cvs does not have
> memory that we changed the folder structure - it can not apply that
> correction upon snapshot?
Correct.
> If that's the case, there is no problem.
>
> If we need the history of the individual files - it will not be
> affected, right?
Correct.
-- Mark
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