Del wrote:
> > Since subversion does renames and file moves much better that cvs I
> > think its actually a better tool for this job than cvs. However itsI
> > still don't think its the right tool.
>
> No, that's still "different" not "better".
Tools like CVS and Subversion were designed for doing revision control
on software projects. In normal software projects it is not uncommon
to move files from one directory to another or to rename a file so
the name better reflects the files purpose. When people do this they
usually want to be able to track changes across the rename or directory
move.
> If it was better then it would be better for everyone.
But it is better for the vast majority of software projects where
the ability to rename or move files is desirable (ie outside the
loopy world of MIL specs).
In addition subversion has other advantages over CVS such atomic
commits [0].
> It's not better for me, and it isn't better for the original poster (James).
It looks like the needs of you two are different from that of
the vast majority of software developers.
Erik
[0] Subversion is not my favourite revision control system but I would
choose it over CVS for software development any day of the week.
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