On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 01:55:34PM +1030, Martin Ebourne wrote: > http://kb.perforce.com/article/14 > > Yes the version control system that needs an entire chapter on how to > revert a change, with multiple different possibilities depending how old > the change is or whether it included new/deleted files, and up to 9 > commands per revert. How can that be right? Of course it misses out > reverting a change from a branch where that change was committed before > the branch was taken. Why? Well because in that case you can toss > perforce out, you'll be needing good old diff and patch (which tbh is a > better choice anyway). I've probably posted that article to this list > before, but it is a cauldron of hate so I make no apologies for any > repetition.
Strangely, I thought I had hated that here. But I can't find any reference to it. Anyway, amen brother. The attitude that results in that kb existing at all is one of my big hates about perforce. Nicholas Clark
