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[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Jim Hyslop wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> Is it possible the repository to be touched carefully for 
> >> file/directory renaming purpose? I read somewhere that the human 
> >> readable form of the cvs repository is an advantage over subversion. 
> >> What will happen if we simply rearrange the repository (the folders 
> >> and ,v files there) and checkout again?
> > 
> > That will work, but you will never be able to re-create a snapshot of 
> > the system prior to the move.
> 
> You mean because the things are in different folders now - which means 
> that a script 15 versions ago knew that another script is in certain 
> folder, but the folders are now different and because cvs does not have 
> memory that we changed the folder structure - it can not apply that 
> correction upon snapshot?

Correct.

> If that's the case, there is no problem.
> 
> If we need the history of the individual files - it will not be 
> affected, right?

Correct.

        -- Mark
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