[ On Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 09:32:01 (GMT), Richard Caley wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: CVS and Jar files: Should you import Jar into the Repository? Why or
>why not
>
> Whether somethign is best thougt of as original or derrived depends on
> context.
It also depends a _GREAT_ deal on what the file contains. Jar files do
not contain easily diff-able and patch-able text and therefore are not
appropriate for storage in CVS.
> Similar things can apply to things like images, non plain text
> documentation etc.
Anything that's not easily diff-able or patch-able is not appropriate
for use in CVS (or in RCS in the way RCS is usually used for that
matter).
> As for distributing things by some other mechanism, why set up another
> system when CVS versioning is usually exactly what you need (so you
> can always go back and build an older version).
Becasue CVS is _NOT_ appropriate to use for just distributing non-text files.
Why do you insist on screwing in nails with a pair of tweezers?
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