Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:57:17 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysutils/cfs Message-ID: <20110907155717.GA95947@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20110907152515.GB7868@guilt.hydra> References: <201109050933.p859XEbP004874@fire.js.berklix.net> <4E64C35A.50004@FreeBSD.org> <4e65b42e.M5K%2Bto11vAdk/UTk%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4E6581E2.1060502@FreeBSD.org> <4e671817.ddHMkPbq9dJ7tLMz%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4E66EFC5.3020201@FreeBSD.org> <4e67a3b2.CVKcpQ8KQzuo8BP%2B%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20110907113707.GA30349@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20110907152515.GB7868@guilt.hydra>
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On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 09:25:15AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 09:37:07PM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > > On 2011-Sep-07 01:35:54 -0600, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote: > > > > > > One thing I've seen come up that I definitely think would be a good > > > idea, though, is more accessible documentation of the CVS "attic", > > > though. I had no idea such a thing existed for old FreeBSD ports > > > until fairly recently, and still don't know much about it. > > > > Any VCS worthy of the name will retain history for objects that no > > longer exist because you might want to look at the state as it was at > > some point in the past when that object still existed. CVS stores the > > RCS masters for these deleted files is a subdirectory 'Attic' under > > the original directory. The data is only accessible via CVS - either > > using a local repository or via CVSweb. As an example, look at: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/audio/xmms/?hideattic=0 > > My understanding is that you are saying "attic" is just the standard term > for CVS history. Is that the case, or do I misunderstand your point? Almost correct. "Attic" is the standard term for where CVS stores files that have been deleted. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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