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Date:      Wed, 10 May 2000 21:18:35 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>
Cc:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.ca>, Rudy Rucker <rudy@pollo.monkeybrains.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CVS Commits (was: Re: ** HEADS UP ** /dev/[u]random file  changes.)
Message-ID:  <200005110318.VAA14579@nomad.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200005110146.e4B1khL05225@cwsys.cwsent.com>
References:  <3.0.5.32.20000510143910.02904cc0@marble.sentex.ca> <200005110146.e4B1khL05225@cwsys.cwsent.com>

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> > >I got the same failures last night.  Is it common to make commits to the
> > >-stable branch without attempting a build? 
> > >
> > >Don't get my tone wrong, I'm just curious about the FreeBSD
> > >development process.  
> > 
> > I track it fairly often and no, its not common.  More common are people
> > getting caught in the middle of a large commit and they dont get all the
> > bits. But even that is quite rare when you compare it to the amount of
> > times the process works without issue.
> 
> <Wishful thinking mode>
> 
> Too bad CVS doesn't commit atomically.
> 
> </Wishful thinking mode>

Actually, CVS run over the net is pretty close, but it's still not as
good as other SCCS software.



Nate


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