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[Bug-gnu-arch] [bug #5462] 'tla move' doesn't behave like 'mv'


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Subject: [Bug-gnu-arch] [bug #5462] 'tla move' doesn't behave like 'mv'
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:30:54 -0400
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=================== BUG #5462: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ==================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=5462&group_id=4899

Changes by: Rob Weir <address@hidden>
Date: Wed 09/24/2003 at 16:30 (GMT)

------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
I was originally going to make this functionality an option to "tla move-tag", 
but Tom suggested creating a new "tla mv" command instead.  Now I kinda agreee 
with Miles; if "tla mv" and "tla move" do (very!) different things, people will 
get quite confused.



On the other hand, maybe "move" could be dropped entirely?  For moving files 
(and their tags, if such exist), use "tla mv" and for moving just tags use "tla 
move-tag".  To my eyes, they're much less confusable.



=================== BUG #5462: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================


Submitted by: flat5                   Project: GNU arch -- a revision control 
system
Submitted on: Sun 09/21/2003 at 15:36
Category:  tla                        Severity:  5 - Major                  
Bug Group:  small feature idea        Resolution:  None                     
Status:  Open                         Release:                              
Fixed Release:                        Merge Request?:  None                 
Your Archive Name:                    Your Archive Location:                
Assigned to:  None                    

Summary:  'tla move' doesn't behave like 'mv'

Original Submission:  

mv has convenient, well-defined, and familiar semantics wrt file and directory 
arguments.



tla move isn't nearly as convenient to use, and can fail silently, causing 
later problems when 'mv' semantics are attempted with it.



Follow-up Comments
*******************

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Date: Wed 09/24/2003 at 16:30       By: robweir
I was originally going to make this functionality an option to "tla move-tag", 
but Tom suggested creating a new "tla mv" command instead.  Now I kinda agreee 
with Miles; if "tla mv" and "tla move" do (very!) different things, people will 
get quite confused.



On the other hand, maybe "move" could be dropped entirely?  For moving files 
(and their tags, if such exist), use "tla mv" and for moving just tags use "tla 
move-tag".  To my eyes, they're much less confusable.

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Date: Wed 09/24/2003 at 03:46       By: miles
Please don't add a new `tla mv' command; please instead call the new command 
`tla move', and make `mv' an alias of `move'.  It's a complete disaster to have 
`move' and `mv' do _different_ things.



The old `move-tag' command can remain without any aliases to provide the old 
functionality.



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Date: Tue 09/23/2003 at 18:24       By: robweir
Oops, here's the archive: http://www.ertius.org/{archives}/2003-arch/

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Date: Tue 09/23/2003 at 18:21       By: robweir
"tla mv" is implemented in address@hidden/tla--devo--1.1, and should have the 
same semantics as mv(1).  It includes a small set of tests to confirm this.



patch-13 - initial "tla mv foo bar" command

patch-14 - basic tests for "tla mv"

patch-15 - fix bug in "tla mv" and add test

patch-16 - tidy up cmd-mv.c


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