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Re: Deleting History/Revisions

From: Bill Nolan <billynolan_at_cox.net>
Date: 2006-08-25 23:23:20 CEST

Simon Large <slarge <at> slarge.plus.com> writes:

>
> On Fri Aug 25 8:36 , Bill Nolan <billynolan <at> cox.net> sent:
>
> >I'm sure you've heard this before, but I want to know how (or why it's
> >impossible) to delete/revise history in SVN. This would be most useful,
and
> >does not go against the concept of version control. If history is saved via
> >a delta method, it would be simple enough to just reconstruct it. I'm
mainly
> >concerned with deleting data from a given date and before, anyhow.
>
> You seem to be giving a circular argument here. You say on the one hand that
you
> want to delete data, and on the other that it would be reversible because
you can
> use deltas to reconstruct it. The deltas are the history, so if you delete
them
> you cannot reconstruct anything. What is it you actually want to do?
>
> Simon
>

I heard an argument not long ago that removing history would not work if it is
stored with delta values. I was just talking about reconstructing
(consolidating) the history after the deletion. I was not talking about being
able to regain the permanent deletions.

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