On Wed, December 21, 2011 7:21 pm, Ramon Ribó wrote: >> 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?
For my purposes, I do. > One of the nice things about a SCM system is that, in addition to more > important features, it IS ALSO a backup tool. No it is not. Is you repository on the same disk as your working directory? And backup is for all your files, SCM is for important files that you need to keep the history of. Eric -- 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
