From: Matthieu Moy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mikhael Goikhman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> And how exactly adding a completely random suffix to the namespace makes > it non-bogus and maybe more intuitive? Not sure I got all of Tom's idea, but if you add a checksum suffix to the namespace, then ifever you recreate a branch with the same userdefined part, it won't have the same checksum part. So, if X creates a branch "foo" twice, and Y merges from the second "foo" after merging from the first "foo", his RCS won't tell him "No, I've already merged those patches", but will merge as if it were different branches. Similarly, X won't get a corrupt archive if he forgot to clear his arch cache or his revision library. That's right and is probably the biggest win: using checksums this way turns a namespace that requires cooperation in order to share into a namespace in which the ability to share is pretty much built-in: no special cooperation (coordination) needed. This also opens the door for editting history in a controlled way. -t _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/
