Peter N. Lundblad wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, Mike Dewhirst wrote:
>
>
>>My understanding is that svn doesn't try to store deltas for binary data
>>the way it does for text (source) files. IIRC it stores the entire file
>>each time.
>>
>
> Where did you get that impression? svn treats text and binary data the
> same regarding deltas.
Now you mention it ... <blush>
>>Thinking about what I wrote above, maybe binary files could be marked by
>>the user as "only_store_the_latest_version_obliterate_all_previous". If
>>so, there would be no need for an obliterate anything.
>>
>
> This is a reccurring request. The usual answer is: don't store files not
> needing revision control in a revision control system, but use file
> sharing instead. I can understand the convenience though, to have that
> kind of file sharing integrated, so you get those files in place without
> extra work. Scripting may help here.
Do you mean a hooked script which removes the previous revision of a
particular file (or wildcarded files) before storing the replacement?
Mike
>
> Regards,
> //Peter
>
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