Marcin Kasperski wrote:
>> (Pros of SVN tags: the creation of a tag is a versioned event;
>> you can manage the set of visible tags without permanently
>> destroying information; a single concept covers copies,
>> branching, and tag operations. Cons of SVN tags: you can't
>> get a comprehensive list of all the tags ever created without
>> a complicated query; they create a multiplying effect if
>> people check out the root of your tree; an extra mechanism is
>> required to prevent users from editing the contents of a tag;
>> folding copying and branching into a single concept may lose
>> information.)
>
> In my opinion there is a desperate need for the feature which
> will enable me to run svn log [some switch] within the working
> dir of some component and get the list of tags created on this
> component.
>
> It can be solved in two ways:
> (a) cvs way - add the more cvs-like tag or alias concept and use
> it
> (b) maybe more subversion way - whenever I svn copy something,
> add log entry to the copy source (best if special so it can be
> easily distinguished with svn log switches). It will also help
> keep track of branching or just find out what have been copied
> and where.
Option (c): Like option (b), but work not by adding extra log entries, but
by reporting copy sources in the svn log output.
Would you like to file a feature request in IssueZilla, to ensure this
doesn't get forgotten?
Max.
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Received on Thu Mar 18 14:43:40 2004