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Re: Branch mess, and starting a project with import


From: Greg A. Woods
Subject: Re: Branch mess, and starting a project with import
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:12:08 -0400 (EDT)

[ On Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 15:38:55 (-0500), Peter S. May wrote: ]
> Subject: Branch mess, and starting a project with import
>
> Indeed, the CVS Book 3rd edition ( http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/ ) around 
> page 31 outlines cvs import as the way to start a new module in the 
> repository.

Yeah, well not everyone gives good advice, even professionally published
authors.  :-)

"cvs import" should really never be used for anything but third-party
code that's going to be managed on a CVS-style magic vendor branch.

(though it is relatively easy to remove all traces of the vendor branch
if it's done soon enough....)

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