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Re: Multilevel vendor branch import


From: Rodolfo Schulz de Lima
Subject: Re: Multilevel vendor branch import
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:29:09 -0200
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On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 12:59:48PM -0800, Mark D. Baushke wrote:

> I have not tried to do it, but you might be able to use multiple vendor
> branches by using the -b switch to import and then have the vendor be
> LINUX_0_01, LINUX_0_10

I've already thought about this solution. It works, but IMHO isn't a
good way of organizing things. The main problem with "import" stuff is
that it solves only "one" (but important) revision management problem,
ie, when we want to hack other's code, and whenever a new vendor version
comes, we don't have our changes lost. That's all. Every other problem
involves some odd way to adapt it to the way import works. People keep
asking for importing into the main branch, etc. I see that one day, if
CVS want to remain a import concurrent versioning system, those issues
will have to be addressed

> Do remember that the -b switch needs a list of odd numbers and the final
> digit must also be odd. I suppose you could make it deeper for sub-releases
> of each major release

No, only numbers like 1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.5 are allowed. CVS prints "Only 
branches with 2 dots are supported", or something like that. Very
restrictive...

Thanks,
Rodolfo Lima





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