RE: CVS corrupts binary files ...

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 13:09:09 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
> Subject: RE: CVS corrupts binary files ...
>
> I've done revision control by backup, and I've done revision control
> by naming convention.  Both have proven to be disasters.

Obviously you tried to use these tehniques in isolation.

> Introducing uncontrolled sources into your process is not the answer.

Obviously you missed (or conveniently ignored) the step where the build
system's configuration source file(s) are checked into the CVS repository
and thus becomes a very much _controlled_ part of the SCM process.

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