X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 151B2D1B466 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:36:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 30385-05 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 01:36:14 -0400 (AST) Received: from mail.hive.nj2.inquent.com (mc.carriermail.com [205.178.180.9]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9BBFFD1B46F for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 01:36:13 -0400 (AST) Received: (qmail 16868 invoked from network); 27 Nov 2003 05:36:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.199?) (134.22.71.44) by 205.178.180.9 with SMTP; 27 Nov 2003 05:36:42 -0000 Subject: Re: 7.5 Plans From: Rod Taylor To: "Marc G. Fournier" Cc: Christopher Kings-Lynne , Hackers In-Reply-To: <20031127003125.V41642@ganymede.hub.org> References: <3FC5610A.40506@familyhealth.com.au> <20031126232839.S41642@ganymede.hub.org> <1069905941.17262.57.camel@jester> <20031127003125.V41642@ganymede.hub.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1069911387.17262.62.camel@jester> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:36:27 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200311/1438 X-Sequence-Number: 47725 On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 23:32, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Rod Taylor wrote: > > > > So, what does changing it to $PostgreSQL$ do? Or am I reading the wrong > > > part of the manual? > > > > After applying the patch in -patches to CVSROOT and running the update > > script... > > > > It will allow Chris and other to import the PostgreSQL source into their > > own CVS tree without having do to a ton of diff editing to reimport / > > export changes between the primary tree and their development tree. > > 'k, but why can't that be accomplished with $Id$? When you import the files into the other CVS system the version and file information $Id$ represents will be replaced by the other system. So, when you diff the original (primary repository) EVERY file will show $Id$ has changed. > Are there any caveats to the change? Ie. if Tom has a checkout and this > change is made, will he have problems committing? $VARIABLE$ is used for informational purposes only AFAIK. There would be no change that I know of. At work I use $InQuent$, FreeBSD of course uses $FreeBSD$ of which other BSDs follow suite $NetBSD$ and $OpenBSD$. I've not heard of any issues with 3rd party CVS clients and any of those repositories in this regard.