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Re: importing vendor branches
From: |
Greg A. Woods |
Subject: |
Re: importing vendor branches |
Date: |
Fri, 4 May 2001 13:46:24 -0400 (EDT) |
[ On , May 4, 2001 at 12:22:16 (-0400), Laine Stump wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: importing vendor branches
>
> Another way to "fix" this is to just force a "null commit" (new
> revision, but 0 lines changed) on the trunk of each new file right
> after it is initially imported.
That works too, but potentially makes merges a lot more work....
I still don't see the problem here. If everyone who might do a checkout
reads at least the subject lines of the mail from loginfo they'll know
when an import was done, and in what module, and be able to avoid doing
a fresh checkout that might result in an inconsistent working directory.
It's not as if the problem is created by "cvs import" -- it's created by
the unsuspecting person doing the "cvs co". The fix isn't to break "cvs
import", or to break the vendor-branch feature (eg. by doing a null
commit"), but rather to improve team communications to the point where
nobody will get caught in this situation. (And of course to make sure
everyone uderstands when *not* to use "cvs import" in the first place! :-)
--
Greg A. Woods
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Planix, Inc. <address@hidden>; Secrets of the Weird <address@hidden>
Re: importing vendor branches, Fergus Henderson, 2001/05/03
Re: importing vendor branches, David L. Martin, 2001/05/04
Re: importing vendor branches, Greg A. Woods, 2001/05/04
Re: importing vendor branches, Rickard Parker, 2001/05/04