but often you know for sure you want to do exactly this: > <rename> only works for a single use-case: I want to move a whole > directory tree to a new name, there doesn't exist a directory of that > name already and the directory lives on the same file system as the > one I want to move (cross filesystem moves on Unix or moving between > drives on Windows is impossible with File#renameTo). for backup for example. You rename the dir to dir_timstamp and get new source files from cvs . I don't see any harm in leaving the rename task and just say that its only for renaming (makes sence) and for other things use move...
tibi > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 4:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: moving slowly > > > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dominique Devienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can I ask why the <rename> task was deprecated? > > This happened during the "great file task unification period" between > 1.1 and 1.2. At the same time when <deltree>, <copydir> and > <copyfile> got deprecated. <copy> and <move> gained a whole bunch of > new abilities and I don't think anybody really noticed that <move> > became a lot slower than <rename> because nobody tried to move larger > directory trees. > > > Involving <move> & filesets to rename one directory or file seems > > overkill to me. > > <rename> only works for a single use-case: I want to move a whole > directory tree to a new name, there doesn't exist a directory of that > name already and the directory lives on the same file system as the > one I want to move (cross filesystem moves on Unix or moving between > drives on Windows is impossible with File#renameTo). > > <move> is so much more flexible - and if you set the filesets up the > "correct" way it isn't that much slower. > > Stefan > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
