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Re: Tag reorg

DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> wrote:

>> Why do we need snapshot tags? Can't we generate snapshots using the
>> -r {2005-11-14} syntax?
>
> Well, *I* prefer using an absolute timestamp (date and time) for the
> snapshot checkout, because otherwise you may be off by a checkout.

Using -r DATE means the revision at the start of the specified date, which
is unique AFAICT. How could you possibly be off by one?

> But, we *did* tag them before, and I was only thinking about SVN
> metadata efficiency, not policy.


I know. But as I said, my point is that maybe we shouldn't think too hard of
how to organize billions of tags, before we decide if we really need those
billions.
-- 
Giovanni Bajo
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