Moving files in CVS (was Re: Build error in gnucash-gnome2-dev branch)

[Linas Vepstas]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:02:03PM -0400, Derek Atkins was heard to remark:
> linas at linas.org (Linas Vepstas) writes:
> 
> > On Sun, Jun 06, 2004 at 10:50:16PM -0400, Derek Atkins was heard to remark:
> >> Fellow developers --
> >> 
> >> So, a question to the other developers: as the gnc-plugin files are
> >> solely on the g2 branch, is it better to just move the ,v files in the
> >
> > I recommend against moving the ,v files.  I've done that in the past,
> > and wasn't happy with the outcome.
> 
> Well, another option is to 'cp' the ,v files and then 'cvs remove'
> from the old location...  Or we can just lose history.
> 
> In this case all the ,v files are ONLY on the g2 branch, so it shouldn't
> really make a huge impact just mv'ing the files.

Your call. Are they in Attic?  I don't like cp/mv precisely because
the history is lost. (at least the history of the old location, which
means that restoring old branches gets borken.

--linas


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