Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:09:30 +0000 From: Chris Rees <crees@freebsd.org> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> Cc: "ctm-users@freebsd.org" <ctm-users@freebsd.org>, "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Subject: Re: svn-cur Message-ID: <CADLo83--ZUwy9S7sThp8zQquy8Y=grPdMf-tp3OADv4LayAaKw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EF9F945.4070804@missouri.edu> References: <201112271641.pBRGfVWh009645@fire.js.berklix.net> <4EF9F945.4070804@missouri.edu>
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On 27 December 2011 16:58, Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> wrote: > On 12/27/2011 10:41 AM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Chris Rees wrote: > > >>> Stephen is pointing out that src-9.0001 is not an incremental delta; >>> there's no src-9.0000. >>> >>> Yes, when it gets to src-9.0100 there'll be an Empty file here, >> >> >> Ah good, Thanks. >> >>> but >>> since there's no difference between 0001 and 0001Empty, there's no >>> point in having both files there. >> >> >> OK. >> I'd suggest it's better to rename them with string Empty for consistency ? > > > When I modify or take over someone elses code, I try to follow their style, > even if this leads to slight inconsistencies. The original writer of the > script mkCTM must have intended for the first delta to be called xxx.0001. > There is a flag in the script called "CTMfirst." Setting this to "1" causes > the script to generate xxx.0001 by comparing it to an empty directory. > > This makes it very easy for me to start a new ctm series of deltas. I set > this flag to "1," run the mkCTM script, then set this flag back to "0," and > then sit back and hope the whole thing works. > > It probably wouldn't be terribly hard for me to make slight modifications to > mkCTM to rename it to .0001xEmpty. But I prefer to stick to the original > design as much as possible. > > > > Another subject - I have asked for the creation of the mailing lists. But > portmaster@freebsd.org bounced. I'm not surprised. It's postmaster@ ;) Chris
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