Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: tagging-method explicit implementation

[Robert Anderson]

On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 01:34, MJ Ray wrote:
> On 2003-08-29 02:14:49 +0100 Mark A. Flacy <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Maksim> 1. no "shadow" id files, as there are now, one for every file 
> > in
> > Maksim>    the archive.
> > *But why is that a problem?*
> 
> It makes implementation of tools that use the arch source tree harder, 
> as one example.

Harder than what?  Example?  Don't forget about 'tla inventory'.

> How would it make arch's life harder?  Reading a data file is normally 
> easier than scanning for files in a tree.

As has been mentioned a couple times already, it introduces redundant
state (paths on directory moves) and the resulting (unnecessary) task of
keeping it synchronized.

Bob