[Bioperl-l] A couple of CVS questions.

[Hilmar Lapp]

Ewan Birney wrote:
> 
> Yeah, but then what happens is that in
> 
>    OldRelease (real)
> 
>           StableFile XX::YY says use AA:BB
>           File       AA::BB is there
> 
>    We now move AA:BB to CC:BB *in the repository*
> 
> if we checkout the old release we get
> 
>           StableFile XX::YY says use AA:BB
>           File       AA::BB ** IS NOT THERE **
>           File       CC::BB is there, but is named wrong!
> 
> So it is ok from a cvs perspective, but it sucks from a code management
> perspective!
> 
> if you cvs remove, cvs add this does not happen. Traditionally you put in
> your log on the cvs add that is has just come from XXXX, allowing people
> to track the history ...
> 

I see. You could still copy the repository file to the new
location, and then cvs remove it from the old. But then, you
probably don't want people to be able to restore a previous
version at a place where that version didn't sit.

	Hilmar

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