Re: [Subclipse-users] Copying a file over an existing file removes from repository

On 5/3/07, MATHUS Baptiste <mathus.b@mipih.fr> wrote:
> CVS does not handle move/rename, so it does not need to care. When you
> rename a class for example, you just lose all its history since its
> creation. A bit lame to me. That's a BIG point for subversion when
> considering migration.
>
> For this problem, I agree with you this is a problem. But I guess you should
> file an issue in the Eclipse (though I think it's already been done...), and
> maybe a patch to accelerate it :-).

There was a time back in Eclipse 2.0 where drag and drop from external
filesystem into Eclipse also did this. They fixed that problem.
Since they did not fix it for internal drag & drop I have always
assumed they want the current behavior for some reason. I am not
really sure why though.

-- 
Thanks
Mark Phippard
http://markphip.blogspot.com/
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