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Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs]


From: Greg A. Woods
Subject: Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs]
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 18:06:34 -0400 (EDT)

[ On Friday, October 12, 2001 at 21:07:09 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: address@hidden: Re: rename in cvs]
>
> Not really. CVS does not support renaming. In that sense, its version
> management is incomplete. Let's not confuse incompleteness with
> incorrectness. Deleting a file and making a new one with the same
> contents is something other than renaming. It's not broken renaming.
> 
> It only looks broken when we call it renaming; calling it renaming doesn't
> make it renaming.

well said!  Thank you!

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                                                        Greg A. Woods

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