Simon Michael wrote: >>> http://blog.worldmaker.net/2008/mar/27/darcs-and-useful-context-file/ > > Max - very nice, more please!
Thanks. > I don't completely agree when you say context files are just as good as > revision numbers - most people will feel a simple svn-style rev number > is a bit easier to work with than a (unfamiliar, possibly large) file. It all ultimately boils down to use case, doesn't it? If I'm a beta-tester of your product, asking me to copy an unfamiliar file for your bug tracking is just as meaningless to me, personally, as asking me to copy and paste some seemingly random collection of numbers. In such a use case there isn't a strong benefit for one over the over, is there? Aside: But I realize that I might be a little unconventional in my general disdain for revision numbers. I personally would rather copy and paste more interesting bits of trivia than some auto-enumerated number or hash. That's why my reStructuredText-based markup for cross-references in Darcsforge looks like this: :issue:`2007-May-31 better-rss-feeds` :patch:`2007-Jun-06 blog-verbosified-rss-feed-truncate-archive-pages` -- --Max Battcher-- _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users
