On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Arjen Markus <arjen.mar...@deltares.nl>wrote:
> Hello, > > I am (slowly) adapting the online help, trying to clarify the concepts > that fossil uses and to accommodate the online help for both novice > intermediate users. > > I came across a few things that are not quite clear to me in the > settings command. So, if someone can enlighten me, I would > appreciate that: > > - auto-shun: What is meant by "shunning" in this context? > http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/shunning.wiki > > - mtime-changes: If it is turned off, what does fossil do then? > Compare the contents (which will have an impact > on performance no doubt)? > Correct. With mtime-changes off, Fossil compares the files byte-by-byte to see if they have changed. That works ok for smaller projects, but slows things down when you start to get into thousands of files. > > The flag -global for the settings command seems a bit out of > sync with the other options: wouldn't --global be more appropriate? > Fossil ignores the number of "-" before an option. One or two work the same. For consistency in the documentation, change -global to --global. > > Regards, > > Arjen > > > DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and > may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this > message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. > The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at Delft, The > Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not liable in any > way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from the improper, > incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of this e-mail. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users > -- D. Richard Hipp d...@sqlite.org
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