Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-subversion-users-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-subversion-users-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC3C010E28 for ; Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:04:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 17732 invoked by uid 500); 15 Aug 2013 21:04:04 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-subversion-users-archive@subversion.apache.org Received: (qmail 17681 invoked by uid 500); 15 Aug 2013 21:04:04 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@subversion.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list users@subversion.apache.org Received: (qmail 17058 invoked by uid 99); 15 Aug 2013 21:03:56 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:03:56 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of dlellis@rockwellcollins.com designates 205.175.225.241 as permitted sender) Received: from [205.175.225.241] (HELO secvs02.rockwellcollins.com) (205.175.225.241) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:03:48 +0000 Received: from nosuchhost.198.131.in-addr.arpa (HELO collinscrsmtp01.rockwellcollins.com) ([131.198.63.132]) by mail-virt.rockwellcollins.com with ESMTP; 15 Aug 2013 16:03:27 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: <37BDE060-8006-43D0-A62E-CEB19DF86B98@ryandesign.com> X-Disclaimed: 47338 To: Les Mikesell Cc: Ben Reser , Ivan Zhakov , Johan Corveleyn , kmradke@rockwellcollins.com, Ryan Schmidt , "users@subversion.apache.org" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: How to change paths on an external file without a full update --depth infinity? X-KeepSent: 25B757CA:A9F32B77-88257BC8:00736E2C; type=4; name=$KeepSent X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 8.5.2FP2 March 23, 2011 From: dlellis@rockwellcollins.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:03:27 -0700 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on CollinsCRSMTP01/CedarRapids/Collins/Rockwell(Release 8.5.2FP2 HF162|May 16, 2011) at 08/15/2013 04:03:28 PM, Serialize complete at 08/15/2013 04:03:28 PM Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0073AC1088257BC8_=" X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 0073AC1088257BC8_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > It commits a new revision of what the file external pointed to - pretty > > handy. If you are pegged, it will not automagically update your pegged > > revision (as I'd expect), so unless you are on the HEAD or update your peg > > to what just committed, an update will revert your WC back to the pegged > > version. > > I'd actually expect it to be pretty confusing if you had multiple > people committing changes based from different back-rev pegged > references anywhere near the same time frame. Does your external > 'notify about new versions' tool help with that? Don't you get > conflicting changes that you'd want branches to help isolate? Yes, its obvious to users when they are not on the latest revision of the file, but they c/would still go through a merge process if need be. Its actually very straight-forward as we intentionally focused on targeting non-CM-guru folks. --=_alternative 0073AC1088257BC8_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
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> > It commits a new revision of what the file external pointed to - pretty
> > handy.  If you are pegged, it will not automagically update your pegged
> > revision (as I'd expect), so unless you are on the HEAD or update your peg
> > to what just committed, an update will revert your WC back to the pegged
> > version.
>
> I'd actually expect it to be pretty confusing if you had multiple
> people committing changes based from different back-rev pegged
> references anywhere near the same time frame.  Does your external
> 'notify about new versions' tool help with that?   Don't you get
> conflicting changes that you'd want branches to help isolate?

Yes, its obvious to users when they are not on the latest revision of the file, but they c/would still go through a merge process if need be.

Its actually very straight-forward as we intentionally focused on targeting non-CM-guru folks.
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