RE: RE: Re: Equivalent of "cvs rtag -F"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giulio Troccoli [mailto:Giulio.Troccoli@uk.linedata.com]
>
> > Then I missed something.
> >
> > I'm repeating myself, but here's the old CVS flow:
> >
> > 1) When the students have something reasonable, they put
> the tag once.
> >
> > 2) Then, they can continue working, and commiting.
> >
> > 3) When they tested a commit enough, they can move the tag. They can
> > move the tag as many times as they want, the last tag is the one
> > taken into account.
>
> Maybe it's me who's missing something, but since a tag is
> just a cheap copy, why do they want to "move" the tag? Why
<snip>

> >
> > Now, with SVN, I have a similar flow, but "moving a tag" is done in
> > two steps, and I'm looking for something simpler.
> >

I honestly don't understand why this is such a problem. If your
students can't handle a two step process, I submit there are two very
important points to make:

1) These people might not be cut out for software development.
2) You can create a very simple client script, two lines, that the
students can call with two parameters: $1 = the tag name, $2 = the new
revision number. Q.E.D.

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill! I'm confident that your
students can handle it. If they can't, they should find another career
- maybe Philosophy or English literature.

--
David
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