Re: CVS and Jar files: Should you import Jar into the Repository? Why or why not

[Noel Yap]

--- Matthew Herrmann <address@hidden> wrote:
> The basic measure of whether you should import
> binary files into a
> repository is whether or not you find it annoying.
> Text files are transfered
> very quickly over remote connections, and binary
> files can take a long
> time -- just to confirm that in fact they hadn't
> changed (when date stamps
> get out of whack). If you're on a local network,
> then this probably doesn't
> matter. If you're working remotely, then you'll
> quickly get very frustrated.
> And I recommend that when it frustrates you, change
> it. If it doesn't annoy
> you -- why bother?

I think there's been some talk, but only talk, of
having CVS use, when possible, the rsync algorithm to
transfer files.

Noel

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email!
http://mail.yahoo.com/