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1185.1.29
by Robert Collins
merge merge tweaks from aaron, which includes latest .dev |
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Requirements |
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gcc requirements |
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* http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-arch-users/2004-06/msg00082.html |
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* http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-06/msg00264.html |
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Some of these are: |
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* Must preserve existing history from CVS; must be able to export back |
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out to CVS in case they change their mind. |
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* Support a single central blessed version. |
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* Cheap branches and tagging. |
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* Handle repeated merges; remember the last time something was merged. |
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* Easy cloning. |
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* Copy a named patch set (one or more changes) onto a particular |
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branch. |
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* Unix, Windows, Mac. |
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* What patches changed a particular symbol? |
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* annotate function that shows deleted lines. |
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* Reliable backups. (bzr can do this simply by cloning, then |
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mirror-sync.) |
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* Scale to enormously wide and long history. |
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* Easy to get back to last-known-good state. |
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kernel |
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* http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/kt20030323_210.txt |
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Discussion of BitKeeper, strengths and weaknesses, and |
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interoperation tools. |