Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them

Christopher Clarke wrote:
>
>>> Why should this delete the file locally from anyone else's working copy?
>> Ummm, because it is a versioned file and the point of a versioning
>> system is to make that happen...
>
> I don't want it to be a versioned file any more, for a good reason.

On the other hand, you told the version control system to make sure that
it is versioned. Even if this were a reasonable thing to be able to do,
would you want anyone with commit access to be able to 'unversion'
existing files in a way that others won't notice? So, for example,
updated existing working copies might continue to build where a fresh
checkout would no longer contain everything needed.

>>> Why not just leave it in all working copies too?
>> What should you expect to happen when someone jumps their working copy
>> back and forth between the times when the file was/wasn't versioned
>> (something versioning systems are supposed to do predictably)?
>
> I expect the file to jump back and forth between a versioned state
> (replacing the contents if appropriate) and an unversioned state.

And you must see the problem with that. The 'unversioned' state is also
undefined - whether it exists or not might depend on what the previous
revision number had been - and it certainly won't be the copy with the
local changes you are doing this to preserve.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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