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Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs]
From: |
Greg A. Woods |
Subject: |
Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs] |
Date: |
Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:09:08 -0400 (EDT) |
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 02:13:06 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs]
>
> This is only true if the user performing the steps above remembers to
> include a comment.
There's nothing to remember -- the entire process is fully and carefully
documented.
> The other thing is that because the rename isn't
> atomic, it can be only partially completed and cause problems for other
> developers caught up in the race condition.
There are many more critical race conditions in CVS. This is a matter
best dealt with using outside communications.
> Not with the "cvs diff" command, it isn't (assuming BAR was renamed to FOO).
> You must have both files checked out somewhere (and one usually isn't)
> before the standard diff program will work.
And you problem with this is what? Lusers who can't figure this out do
not deserve to be in front of a keyboard!
--
Greg A. Woods
+1 416 218-0098 VE3TCP <address@hidden> <address@hidden>
Planix, Inc. <address@hidden>; Secrets of the Weird <address@hidden>
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- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Paul Sander, 2001/10/10
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Greg A. Woods, 2001/10/11
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Paul Sander, 2001/10/11
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Greg A. Woods, 2001/10/11
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Paul Sander, 2001/10/12
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Greg A. Woods, 2001/10/12
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Paul Sander, 2001/10/12
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- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Greg A. Woods, 2001/10/11
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- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Greg A. Woods, 2001/10/11
- Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs], Paul Sander, 2001/10/12
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