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RE: [QUAR]Re: CVS, RCS, System Files
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Call, Wayne |
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RE: [QUAR]Re: CVS, RCS, System Files |
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Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:12:39 -0700 |
Larry Jones writes:
>
> That's not quite true. It's perfectly safe to use both to *read* files,
> but you can lose changes if you use both to update the same file at the
> same time because they don't use the same locking mechanism.
Would it make sense just to use CVS for both project files and system files?
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Pierre Asselin writes:
>
> Yes, it is routine. You can even use RCS and CVS at the same time
> on the same project, they will mostly ignore one another.
That's not quite true. It's perfectly safe to use both to *read* files,
but you can lose changes if you use both to update the same file at the
same time because they don't use the same locking mechanism.
-Larry Jones
But Mom, frogs are our FRIENDS! -- Calvin
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