Re: removing stuff from repository, permanently

>> 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.
>
>
> Won't they have to anyways? You potentially removed the revision they
> were on, or files they have and which their wc says are in revision
> control.

This subset can be seriously smaller than the whole set of people.

Besides, while forcing everybody to recheckout may be acceptable,
reassigning the revision numbers is guaranteed to affect everyone
and introduce major havoc. Look at this list, at the issue tracker.
Suppose all revision numbers suddenly shift backwards by, say, 42.

I, for one, would be completely disoriented.

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