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1185.1.29
by Robert Collins
merge merge tweaks from aaron, which includes latest .dev |
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Comparison with PRCS |
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http://prcs.sourceforge.net/ |
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* No network support; no Windows or Mac support. |
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* Long-lived file IDs, generated from . Files can be reintroduced |
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after they are deleted. |
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* Named branches. |
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* Custom keyword replacement: can specify keywords such as the release |
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number. Commands to update keywords, and to strip them out. |
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Separate ``rekey`` command can be used after a checkin to bring |
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keywords up to date. |
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* Users are allowed to edit the manifest file, which also contains |
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some system-maintained data. This apparently works OK but I think |
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it makes people uncomfotable. |
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* ``populate`` command adds all unversioned files and unregister files |
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which are no longer present. |
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* Merge algorithm is similar to the best-parent three-way merge we're |
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planning on using; in particular it remembers merged parents to help |
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with later choices. |
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* ``$Format$`` feature useful in generating arbitrary tags inside text, |
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example__:: |
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/* $Format: "static char* version = \"$ProjectVersion$\";"$ */ |
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static char* version = "x.x"; |
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transformed to:: |
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/* $Format: "static char* version = \"$ProjectVersion$\";"$ */ |
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static char* version = "1.2"; |
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Also a good bundle of other keywords. |
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* ``prcs execute`` is like find-xargs; perhaps easier to have a |
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find/exec pattern. |
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__ http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2004-12/1065.shtml |
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Should have a look at their storage format; probably pretty efficient. |