Re: When will CVS be replaced by modern version control system?

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Le Lun 12 novembre 2007 15:25, Matej Cepl a écrit :
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:12:43 +0100, Christopher Aillon scripst:
>> But also keep in mind that much of the current package workflow has
>> been defined by the limitations of CVS. Our current faux-branching
>> scheme was in part done because of CVS, for example.
>> [...]
>> Returning to your original question, which I'll paraphrase as "what
>> do
>> we gain by moving away from CVS?"  Not much.  A small number of
>> users
>> will take advantage of the features that the new VCS gives them.
>
> I think the thing we need to loose is the box where we keep our work-
> flow. So for example, could somebody explain why in the time or DVCSs
> we
> still have tarball-based packaging?

Because that's a good auditing point. You have one fixed version state
+ patches, not a jumble where the distinction between what upstream
provided and what Fedora added is blurred.

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Nicolas Mailhot

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