Re: removing stuff from repository, permanently

Matthias Wächter wrote:

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>
> Since the absolute value of the revision number is not important, why not
> specify an offset value for the first repository entry at all? For
> example, one wants to start his work at r0, another one is fancy starting
> at r1000, another one has to start at r2345 because he dumped everything
> up to r2344 and wants to retain numbering.
>
> I think adding dummy entries cannot be a solution.

It's not a solution per se, it can be more of a requirement.
If we have a repository, and a nubmer of working copies checked-out of it,
replacing unwanted data with empty revisions is required in order not to force
everybody to check out fresh wc and re-learn what was done when.

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