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Re: build failure
- To: marianig at orconet dot com
- Subject: Re: build failure
- From: Phil Edwards <pedwards at disaster dot jaj dot com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:37:47 -0400
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, janr at molienergy dot bc dot ca, mrs at windriver dot com
Gianni Mariani <marianig@orconet.com>:
> I'm probably way out of line here but I've been amazed at how many people
> don't use branches in CVS so at the risk of sounding like an idiot.
>
> Did you think about using CVS branches ?
I can't speak for the rest of the project, but my understanding is that
nobody thought that the change would cause as many problems as it has.
I don't know what the Steering Committee's rules are for branches. (I just
work here, d'ya want fries with that?) I see a lot of tags for snapshots
and "bounded pointer" things. Unfortunately CVS has no facilities for
inspecting a repository /before/ a checkout, e.g., asking the server,
"What branches are available for module <foo>?" and then only checking
out that branch.
Phil