Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 17:29:43 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: chad@dcfinc.com Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), rkw@dataplex.net, brian@awfulhak.org, andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Version Resolution? Message-ID: <199711210029.RAA12133@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199711210025.RAA04348@freebie.dcfinc.com> References: <199711202218.PAA11561@mt.sri.com> <199711210025.RAA04348@freebie.dcfinc.com>
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> > It's got to be in one place so that all > > of the different distribution mechanisms get the same information if > > they grab the same file (CTM/CVS/CVSup). If not in one place, then all > > of the distribution mechanism must generate the *EXACT* same information > > given the *EXACT* same information, and given that the propogation > > delays of the sources throughout the world, then simple timestamps won't > > work. > > > > So, how do you do it? > > It would have to be a custom hack to CVS, letting it generate newvers.sh > on the fly at each commit. Then "simple timestamps" =would= work. That's what Richard's changes were doing. They also dealt with the issue of the files growing w/out bounds, and multiple branches, but they *didn't* deal with new branches appearing, which was the only sticking point I had with his solution. It's not as simple as it first appears to do right. Nate
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