Re: Splitting gnus.texi

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On 2007-09-30 23:34, Reiner Steib <address@hidden> wrote:
>On Sun, Sep 30 2007, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>> On 2007-09-26 08:07, Reiner Steib <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Additionally, splitting destroys CVS annovate (vc-annotoate).  I also
>>> see no problem with the size.
>>
>> This doesn't have to be the result of splitting.  The files may be
>> 'repo-copied' by one of the CVS admins, creating let's say 3 files:
>>
>>      gnus.texi
>>      gnus-news.texi
>>      gnus-email.texi
>>
>> These files can then be 'trimmed' with a normal commit, and the trimmed
>> text becomes a changeset of its own.  This way 'cvs annotate' will still
>> show useful information.
>
> ... but e.g. "cvs ... co -r v5-10 gnus" will create bogus gnus-*.texi
> files.  This is a no-no.

Indeed, or someone has to go through the 'copies' and delete the tags
which are no longer relevant.  I understand that this is just an "ugly
hack", so let's avoid it if there isn't a very good reason to split
`gnus.texi' :-)