>>>>> "David" == David Bicking <Bicking> writes:
>> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Koning
>> [mailto:Paul_Koning_at_Dell.com]
>> >>>>> "David" == David Bicking <Bicking> writes:
>>
David> Alright, I'm going to be more explicit. How would
>> you name a David> revision, knowing that it applies to the whole
>> repository, in David> such a way that it offers any kind of
>> meaning? The name David> "V3.14_baselevel3" appears to identify a
>> particular branch of David> a particular project. To me, this is
>> adding confusion, David> because that revision is global and might
>> apply to David> "V7.24.032_tertiarylevel1" on another project.
>> So, once more, David> what can the alias tell you that has more
>> (and concise) David> meaning than the revision number given its
>> global nature?
>>
>> Part of the answer is that a given repository doesn't contain
>> things that are utterly unrelated.
>>
>> The main answer is that I would use symbolic name
>> "V3.14-baselevel3" only when poking around the part of the
>> repository that holds V3.14. Yes, that same name (the revision
>> number it refers to) is also meaningful in other parts of the
>> repository. But clearly it would be silly for a user to say "show
>> me the sources of GCC as they were in the rev that created
>> Subversion 1.91-RC2".
>>
>> paul
David> Okay, that is what I thought. The problem that I (personally)
David> see with that is there is an implicit assumption that a single
David> repository will only contain directly related projects, that
David> have no branching, or it assumes a particular path is
David> implicitly assocated with the alias, which is what Tags do
David> coupled with its revision number.
I can't see how you get there from what I wrote. I certainly didn't
say those things, and I don't assume those things. In fact, I thought
I clearly said I assume very different things.
paul
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