Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:21:16 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Darkstar Development Project |
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Larry McVoy wrote: > That's a benefit [for BK] of having changesets, I only need to compare > the ChangeSet file to know that 4 files were updated 2 were moved, and > 5 were created, then I move those *portions* of those files across the > wire.
What happens when I lose the ChangeSet file, or misplace it?
> Other than the initial repository create (aka cvs checkout), BK > *never* moves an entire file across the wire. Never means never and > includes the process of deciding what to do. CVS moves whole files > just to discover there is nothing to do.
Yes, CVS over rsync is much better for that. IMHO the ideas underlying the rsync protocol are most cool.
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