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

[Jim Hyslop]

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Larry Jones wrote:
> 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.

There's still 97% headroom remaining - plenty of room for growth (says
he, while keeping in mind Bill Gates' infamous '640K' quotation).

A quick fix would be to test for wraparound when creating a new revision
number, and refuse to create the tag (or check in the file) if it
reaches INT_MAX.

>>Out of curiosity, has anyone tested what happens if the revision numbers
>>roll over?
> 
> 
> I suspect all hell breaks loose.  :-)

I suspect you're right.

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