revision numbering (was: Re: Multiple projects in one repository!)

On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:16:02PM -0500, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> Well, that's kind of the point. Once we have a real SQL table or
> somesuch in our filesystem back end, then the revision "names" don't
> become so important. All revisions have datestamp properties attached
> to them. As long as we are always able to sort our revisions table by
> date, we'll have a well-ordered time machine. The revision names
> become irrelevant.

Actually, when we move to a SQL backend, I suspect that on some
implementations, we might end up with holes in the revision numbers. For
example, if we use an auto sequence to generate revision numbers *and*
transaction numbers, then you'll definitely have holes as most transactions
aren't actually committed.

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
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