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RE: space-efficient working copies

From: Miller, Eric <Eric.Miller_at_amd.com>
Date: 2007-12-03 18:52:22 CET

> > I would really like to be able to implement a light-weight working
copy
> > using symbolic links that point to a common read-only area,
replacing
> > the links with editable data when locks/edit permissions are
granted.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas if something like this is feasible in
> > subversion?
>
> A common shared area is interesting, but probably hard to implement.
> Think about permissions, who actually updates the common area, etc.

I guess I was thinking that some sort of daemon or post-commit hook
would take care of updating the common area. The real tricky part is
handling mixed revisions and branches.
 
> I believe someone thought about keeping the pristine files in a
compressed
> format. This might reduce the space at least a little, with the
> possibility of not too many complex working copy code changes.

I guess this would help incrementally depending on the type of data, but
it doesn't help with duplication of the actual data.

Guess I'm looking at something that is pretty far removed from svn's use
model (again). It was a shot in the dark - thanks for the response!

Eric

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