Re: [MiNT] [Mint-cvs] [FreeMiNT CVS] freemint/xaaes/src.km

[Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org>]

On 1/9/11 6:46 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On sunnuntai 09 tammikuu 2011, Mark Duckworth wrote:
> > > "Check out the file again" means that there *can* be changes done
> > > &   commited to the repository in the meanwhile.  Always diffing&
> > > reviewing the changes before commit is good practice, then you don't
> > > forget it.
> > Maybe we should convert to subversion?  I'm pretty sure subversion would
> > realize that there were changes and yell at you.
> No version control can do that.  If you copy your older revision (with your
> modifications) on top of a newer revision (with unrelated changes), version
> control is happy as the file you modified (by overwriting) was up to date.
I use tortoisesvn under windows and it will to some extent conflict 
under those circumstances.  Also, I think subversion only merges your 
changes rather than just blindly overwriting the file.  I could be 
wrong, but I think it's slightly smarter than this.  Still it's best to 
use CVS in the beginning because you learn good habits (like updating 
before committing).

Thanks
Mark