On Wed, December 19, 2007 3:39 pm, SJS wrote: > begin quoting MattyJ as of Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 02:57:23PM -0800: >> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:40:48 -0800, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > [snip] >> I usually try to explain it to my developers by saying that directories >> do >> not exist in Perforce. A path/branch exists by the virtue of something >> being in it (a file.) So directories can't have branches, but files can. > > What version-control system *does* version directories? >
I'd tell you if I knew them all. I'll remind you of my favorite Osler quote. "If a disease has several treatments, all equally popular, then it is likely that none of them are effective." There are a lot of SCM archiving tools. None are perfect. > Any of 'em? > p4 if you're willing to check in a dummy file. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
