why not svn:ignore the makefiles?
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christian unger
On 03.05.2008, at 01:54, Anna Kelbert wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've often encountered the following situation with SVN. A few
> developers work simultaneously on some source code. Then there is
> often a bunch of files which each developer changes according to his/
> her individual taste and preferences, or temporary needs. These
> might include program configurations or a makefile. They are often
> part of the source code, and it makes sense to keep a version of
> these files in the SVN repository. However, each individual
> developer would like to keep his/her version of these files.
>
> A simple example: developer A uses Intel compiler and developer B
> uses GNU. They both checkout a makefile from the repository and
> change the compiler name in the makefile. They then want to commit
> their code modifications, but both wish to keep their own versions
> of the makefile.
>
> Obviously, one could remember to revert such local modifications
> before committing, but that would require a workaround unless you
> are willing to lose your local changes over and over again. Besides,
> this procedure is prone to human error.
>
> This is such a common issue, that I figured I'd ask you about it
> first, and perhaps submit a feature request. Something like an
> svn:use-local property would do the trick. One could set the
> property on a file in order to modify it and keep the local version
> without committing it to the repository. One would then delete the
> property if any changes to that file finally need to be committed.
>
> What do you think? Thanks for any feedback!
>
> Anya
>
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Received on 2008-05-04 20:44:20 CEST