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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems
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Shlomi Fish |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Ongoing Comparison Between Version Control Systems |
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Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:58:24 +0300 (IDT) |
On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Mark A. Flacy wrote:
>
> I'm curious why you assert that CVS supports file copies while Arch
> doesn't.
>
CVS does not support file copies at the repository level. Subversion does.
> For that matter, what semantic value is there for maintaining a "history"
> of a clone of a file? It's a new file with a new purpose.
>
For merging and for tracking changes to previous versions of the file?
It's also less resource-hungry, time-consuming and space-consuming.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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