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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Lele Gaifax <le...@seldati.it> on 2003/02/10 19:51:03 UTC
reconstructing .svn (was Re: faster client pre-1.0: decrease number of files&folders in .svn)
>>>>> solo turn writes:
solo> it seems the working copy admin area is treated as the most
solo> precious thing in the world ... which it is not, as it can
solo> and must be reconstructable in any case. in the worst case,
solo> you have to compute a diff from HEAD to current working copy
solo> state with just the knowledge of (1) HEAD file (2) working
solo> copy file
As a side note, this in particular may be desiderable, not considering
disasters: wouldn't it permit to easily drop in external sources (I'm
imagining a friend who does not use (yet) svn, for example), or a
different approach in handling third-party sources?
ciao, lele.
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nickname: Lele Gaifax | Quando vivrò di quello che ho pensato ieri
real: Emanuele Gaifas | comincerò ad aver paura di chi mi copia.
email: lele@seldati.it | -- Fortunato Depero, 1929.
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