Re: [Monotone-devel] some basic notes on object versioning

[Georg-W. Koltermann]

Am Sonntag, den 05.06.2005, 22:11 -0600 schrieb Derek Scherger:
> - objects have lifetimes
>         - an object's lifetime begins when it is added to its 
>           containing directory (birth)
>         - an object's lifetime ends when the object is dropped 
>           from its containing directory (death)
>         - an object's lifetime continues when it has name, location
> or 
>           content changes
>         - the root directory exists implicitly and cannot be added, 
>           renamed, moved or dropped
>         - the root directory only supports content changes

I'm not sure how much the lifetime means here.  There is certainly a
point in time (birth) when an object is first added, but dropping would
just remove the object from some revision.  The object would still exist
in other revisions and other branches as well.  It might actually be
merged again later, so it might exist in the mainline branch Mon thru
Wed, be deleted Thu and Fri, and be merged into mainline again (from
some other branch) on Sat.

$0.01999

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Regards,
Georg.

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