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Date:      Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:26:43 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adding support for a global src tree serial number 
Message-ID:  <200201311226.g0VCQmE68870@greenpeace.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020131140403.A69232@sunbay.com> ; from Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>  "Thu, 31 Jan 2002 14:04:03 %2B0200."
References:  <20020131140403.A69232@sunbay.com> 

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> This scheme won't work because the state of the tree can be modified
> by CVS meisters performing direct operations on a repository.  See
> how stealthy the latest GCC import gone.

A simple serial number which increases as the repo changes is
sufficient. If the repo-meisters do surgery, then we need to
also remember to bump the serial.

M
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