> > > However Alexandre doesn't like binary files in the CVS > for good reasons > > While I can see that to a point, it's not 100% clear to me > that storing a .gif > (or what have you) in CVS is such a bad idea. I mean, the > main advantage > of storing stuff as plain text is to be able to look at (and > undrestand :)) > the diffs. However, that's not the case for images, even when > stored in a > text format. > > CVS can handle binary files no problem. Can someone please refresh my > memory on why storing binary _images_ in CVS is such a bad idea?
I think it is because CVS can't store the diffs between binary files. It stores the whole file even if only one byte change. So it takes a lot of space to store the history of the file. Of course storing space is cheap nowadays...
