Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 01:11:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I check out a snapshot? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970928011026.313D-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199709271529.RAA11811@bitbox.follo.net>
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On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Eivind Eklund wrote: > > Yes, I tag and then I build from that tag after resyncronizing my > > local repository. > > > > Unfortunately, tags are expensive and you don't just lay them down > > for fun. > > In what way are release tags expensive? I'm not sure exactly what Jordan was referring to, but I know that every time the tree gets tagged, a huge ctm delta is generated. I think this would mean a lot of net traffic also for folks using cvsup. In that way, it's very expensive and time consuming. I've been thinking of using > tags to make a commit a single operation instead of a bunch of changes > just connected by the commit-log, and for storing meta-information for > merges. With this and some merge-related tags (for storing > meta-information) syncing RELENG_* and -current the way we want should > become quite a bit easier. Are the tags so expensive this would be > non-feasible? I thought they would be a comparatively cheap way of > storing minor amounts of meta-information. > > Eivind. > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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