I've got no issues with this.
On 1/20/12 2:57 PM, "John Peterson" <jwpeter...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > The MOOSE team has been discussing the possibility of removing the SVN > $Id$ and friends keywords from the libmesh source. > > One reason this would be a good change is that most new files are > created by copy-and-pasting old ones, but the authors (myself > included) of said files rarely remember to turn on SVN keyword > expansion[0] for the new file. > > The result is a hard-coded, and eventually outdated, $Id$ string for > anyone who subsequently checks out the file. > > Doing away with $Id$ keywords completely (which are irrelevant to git > users anyway) would obviously fix this human error problem. > > The other reason to get rid of the SVN keywords is a selfish one. We > maintain a "stable" branch of libmesh (in an SVN repo separate from > SF.net) for our users, which is periodically updated through a bit of > git+patch hackery. The keyword expansion issue mentioned above makes > this process more complex and error-prone than is absolutely > necessary. > > We tried to imagine what we'd lose by not having the SVN keywords in > every file. Other than the minor drawback of svn exported > files/tarballs not having the version and date strings in them, we > couldn't think of anything major. > > Are there any developers out there absolutely relying on the SVN > keywords at this time, or who just plain feel strongly about keeping > them in? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Libmesh-devel mailing list Libmesh-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libmesh-devel
