> It is not the job of the SCM system to keep in step with my working > directory
Why not? In that case, "fossil update" shouldn't delete files that have been removed from repository, but it does. > Another issue is that an SCM system is _not_ a backup tool, but many > people seem to think that it is. Why not? Do you have the truth about what a SCM must and must not do? One of the nice things about a SCM system is that, in addition to more important features, it IS ALSO a backup tool. RR 2011/12/21 Eric <e...@deptj.eu>: > On Wed, December 21, 2011 5:41 pm, Dmitry Chestnykh wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:30:16 -0500 Jeremy Cowgar wrote: >> >>> Iâ..m in the same boat, doing two actions for every one in other SCM >>> systems, however I do not do it dozens of times a day, so Iâ..ve always >>> just done it with a little gnashing of the teeth. >> >> If we're having a vote, +1. I'd like it if rm and mv actually deleted >> and renamed files. > > It is not the job of the SCM system to keep in step with my working > directory, it is its job to look after what I tell it to look after. My > working directories usually contain a fair bit of transient junk that > just does not need to be in the repository, but which I know I will > need for a while. I can even see that I might want to keep a file no > longer considered an official part of the project. > > In a way I blame git, encouraging people to do anything at all, > then clean it up with a rebase (i.e. a lie) before letting it go to > remote repositories. > > Another issue is that an SCM system is _not_ a backup tool, but many > people seem to think that it is. > > And finally (for now :) ), dotfiles are special on *ix, so they should > be treated specially. > > Eric > > P.S. Not picking on you, Dmitry, just using the first "vote" message > to tack this onto. > > -- > ms fnd in a lbry > > > _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
