Re: refactoring when using CVS

[Tom Plunket]

Why do I get two of each of Noel's posts?  (Using gnu.cvs.help)

Noel Yap wrote:

> So now you're saying CVS is also no good for initial
> development under XP.  CVS is getting nichier by the
> moment.

I find CVS works well with the XP practices being called into
question.

> I don't think anyone is suggesting willy-nilly
> refactoring.  But the fact remains that XP includes
> constant refactoring.  This refactoring typically
> includes renaming and moving of files.  CVS doesn't
> support such a feature.  Therefore, CVS is not ideal
> for XP.

I haven't found myself renaming files much, quite honestly.  How
does CVS deal with file deletions and additions?  That's the way
I'd prefer to go over renaming anyway.  (I have never deleted a
file from CVS, but in VSS it works the way I'd want it to, which
is to remove the file from the browser but if you revert to an
old version of the code, you get the file.)

-tom!