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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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