On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:08:04PM +0000, Eric wrote: > On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:55:55 -0500, "Altu Faltu" <[email protected]> wrote: > > In order to continue the debate: > > In my work flow, I do rm or mv in file system as and when needed. I do > > fossil rm or fossil mv only when reviewing my changes before commit. > > Well, yes, that is the way I do it too. I suspect that there are some > who do not review their changes before commit, and that many of those > commit way too often, essentially treating their VCS as a backup method. > This of course leads to junk, non-functional checkins, followed by an > unhealthy interest in rebase-like functionality. > > On another note, people are saying things like "there is a certain > behaviour that is expected" without saying why it is expected. The main > reasons seem to be that other VCS's do it and that it saves time. The > first is irrelevant and the second, in my opinion, a case of people > knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. > > I think this thread has served to highlight the number of people here > who want Fossil to be something other that what it set out to be, and > don't actually know what SCM means. It doesn't surprise me that they > have caused some over-the-top reactions.
I review changes before committing, and I don't just treat a VCS as a backup method. I also believe default behavior should be for an `rm` command to do what it says on the tin, in the most convenient and unsurprising manner possible, because computers and the software running on them are supposed to automate away the mind-numbing drudgery of a rigid series of steps that must be taken regularly to achieve common, conceptually simple tasks -- not add redundancy to the actions that must be taken to maintain workflow. I prefer a `fossil rm` command that removes from disk as well, but I do not fit the description your maliciously insulting description of the evils of such obviously inferior people. . . . and you're an ass. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
