Re: CVS/SVN comparison

On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 04:23:38PM +0100, Anthony Metcalf wrote:
> Then what if someone gets the "release-co-ordinator's" password?

What if someone gets the root password to the server?

>
> I tend to agree that subversion doesn't support tags. It supports
> copying, and with a little effort you can make it look like it
> supports tags. It does not support, out of the box, a cammand like
>
> svn tag or svn tag -rN,
>
> which then cannot be altered from within subversion, by anyone.
>
> At least, in my opinion, thats what "tags" mean.

By that definition, CVS doesn't have tags. As far as I know, most VC
systems allow tags to be modified, with appropriate privileges and/or
invocation options.

None the less, I'll throw in a vote for some sort of "revision alias",
mapping r1234 -> some_name. Yes, it can't represent mix versions, but
for %95-100% of what I use tags for, it would be sufficient, and somehow
seems more convenient that having separate directories. Not that I'd
want to give up copies, though, as they are certainly a useful tool,
too.

Steve

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