On 2002-05-15 01:20:19 Greg Stein wrote:
>On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 12:56:08AM +0200, Branko Äibej wrote:
>> Greg Stein wrote:
>>...
...
>> Using a text file to express FS metadata is bad enough, but using the
>> client to implement FS functionality is evil.
>
>I don't see modules as being an FS concept at all. That is one of the
>reasons why I like this design. "modules" are all about a handy way for
the
>client to construct a particular working copy. Repeat: working copy.
>
>"grab this from here. that from over there. oh, and this extra bit goes
> right there."
>
>It's all about the client and the working copy.
I don't agree that this is what modules should be about. If the FS doesn't
know about modules, how can SVN answer questions about them? For instance,
"what changed in this module between revs A and B?". If you're using
modules
to gather source for product that you're going to build, that's an
important
question to be able to answer. Modules are (IMO, naturally) all about
sharing
source. That's definitely a source control function.
Peter.
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Received on Wed May 15 11:18:21 2002