Re: Is there a limint on the number of branches in CVS?

[Larry Jones]

Jim Hyslop writes:
> 
> Hmmm... well, in theory, yes. But in practice, I think there are much
> more likely bugs and features to address first. Are there repositories
> out there where the revision number is likely to exceed INT_MAX? I know
> not everyone's using an OS where INT_MAX is 2147483647 or greater, but
> even so, has anyone even approached 32,000 revisions on a branch yet?

Well, what started this thread was a problem with files containing over
1,000 branches, which is much too close to 32,000 for my comfort.

> Out of curiosity, has anyone tested what happens if the revision numbers
> roll over?

I suspect all hell breaks loose.  :-)

-Larry Jones

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