OK, as this thread is forking somewhat I'm going to start a new one
to soapbox my thinking on this issue...
--Tim
On Nov 16, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 12:36 +0000, Phyrefly wrote:
>
>> This seems to be the one point everyone is not getting, or ignoring,
>> by showing, in some cases, very complex solutions to the use cases I
>> am suggesting would be made easier by labels.
>
> I think you are approaching this from the wrong angle. Branches
> are the 'subversion' way of doing things and replacing them
> probably isn't going to happen. On the other hand, there are
> some things that awkward to do with branches that perhaps
> could be made easier. Why not go through a use case and propose
> changes in branch/merge handling that would help with the
> problem. That will then help both the case where a name for
> a revision would work and also the ones where you really
> do need the branch (that is, you need things in there that
> you don't ever want to appear on the trunk).
>
>>>
>>> It's not always a marble if it's round, only if you would play
>>> like you
>>> would with a marble.
>>
>> It's a branch if it's implemented like a branch. Because it's
>> possible to treat it like a branch (commit further revisions, etc)
>> - I
>> have to configure more things to stop it being used as one.
>
> I'm not sure it is subversion's job to prevent your users from doing
> something you don't like. Can you concentrate on letting them do
> the operations that need to be done? That is, if using a branch
> is a problem, how can a branch be made less of a problem?
>
>> It's a
>> hack, basically, to make a branch feel a little like a label... in
>> the
>> implementation, it's a branch, with everything that implies. But
>> most
>> importantly, it's NOT just a link to a prior revision, it's a copy of
>> that revision in another place in the repo, meaning that it loses
>> some
>> of the flexibility that a label would have.
>
> If what you want is just
> myname=351
> where 351 is a repository revision number, put that in a file
> committed
> to the head of the trunk where you can always find the current copy.
> Grab it through the web interface if you don't want the trappings of
> a head checkout just to read it.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> lesmikesell@gmail.com
>
>
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