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Re: To reintegrate or not to be ...

From: Mark Mielke <mark_at_mark.mielke.cc>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:39:42 -0500

Branko Čibej wrote:
> Mark Phippard wrote:
>
>> From a documentation point of view, I think it makes sense to
>> recommend that users re-branch.
>>
>
> I can't say that I agree ... people will say, based on the
> documentation, that SVN is stupid if it can't support more than one
> merge-back from a branch. Not the sort of expectation you want to set.
>

Stupid isn't the word - immature perhaps. Merge tracking is a basic
feature in most other serious SCM systems, and it Subversion's
implementation is in its infancy.

But yes - please fix it!

Or if you need help fixing it, I may be able to find time to help out...

Cheers,
mark

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Mark Mielke <mark_at_mielke.cc>
Received on 2008-11-19 02:40:13 CET

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