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RE: merge mode for XML
From: |
Noel Yap |
Subject: |
RE: merge mode for XML |
Date: |
Sat, 4 May 2002 04:57:49 -0700 (PDT) |
--- Sean Hager <address@hidden> wrote:
> > No. Not on extension, but based on *regular
> expressions*, or at least
> > shell-style pattern matching expressions.
> Extensions are too
> > simplistic. (c.f. CVSROOT/cvswrappers,
> CVSROOT/cvsignore)
>
> Extensions would work fine, pattern matching is
> overkill.
I think use of a magic file would be more appropriate
to set the default diff/merge program.
> > Yes. Some mechanisms like ~/.mime.types plus
> ~/.mailcap would be
> > desirable. But one more complication would be
> the version of these
> > external programs. Maybe, CVS needs to keep track
> of which version of
> > the tools were used for which file revisions, so
> as to reliably and
> > faithfully reproduce any snapshot.
>
> This is a bit more overkill. Admins should test and
> make backups before
> changing diff/merge programs during production.
> Even still, most updates in
> diff/merge programs would be to fix bugs and would
> not dramatically change
> the program functionality.
I argee. Further, if versioning were desired, the
diff/merge tool can be versioned if it's kept in
CVSROOT like all the other admin stuff.
Noel
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- RE: merge mode for XML, (continued)
- RE: merge mode for XML, Sean Hager, 2002/05/06
- RE: merge mode for XML, Noel Yap, 2002/05/06
- RE: merge mode for XML, Sean Hager, 2002/05/06
- RE: merge mode for XML, Noel Yap, 2002/05/06
- RE: merge mode for XML, Greg A. Woods, 2002/05/06
- RE: merge mode for XML, Paul Sander, 2002/05/04
- Re: merge mode for XML, Eric Siegerman, 2002/05/03
- RE: merge mode for XML, Paul Sander, 2002/05/04
- RE: merge mode for XML,
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