Yep, I should've know that because I've seen the "real" tags in the ,v files. Thanks!!!
-chris >-----Original Message----- >From: Rick Genter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:37 AM >To: Fouts Christopher (IFNA MP DC); info-cvs@gnu.org >Subject: RE: Question re: deleted tags > > >I believe that the "real" tags repository, as you call it, is >knowledge scattered in each ,v file in the repository. Each >file lists the tags with which it is tagged. That's why when >you specify a tag that is not in the val-tags file it can take >a long time to process the command; CVS has to look at every >,v file in the module(s) referenced in the command to see if >the tag exists. > > >-- >Rick Genter >Principal Engineer >Silverlink Communications ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >(781) 272-3080 x242 > >This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential >and/or proprietary information, and may only be used by the >person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of >this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her >authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any >dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is >prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please >notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this >e-mail immediately. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:04 AM >To: info-cvs@gnu.org >Subject: RE: Question re: deleted tags > >I understand WHY now. Since val-tags is just a cache, >where is the "real" tags repository. Again in my last >post, I said I did NOT see the deleted tag in val-tags >anymore, and don't see a tag that should still be there. > >-chris > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Larry Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:56 PM >>To: Derek Price >>Cc: Fouts Christopher (IFNA MP DC); info-cvs@gnu.org >>Subject: Re: Question re: deleted tags >> >> >>Derek Price writes: >>> >>> Since tag deletion is considered a relatively rare operation >>(as well >>> it >>> should be), no one has ever bother to write the code for the >>expensive, >>> complete tag search that would be necessary to determine if >>the tag is >>> really completely gone and should really be deleted from val-tags. >> >>It's not necessary -- since val-tags is just a cache, it would >>be safe to just delete it regardless. Of course, the first >>thing that needs to be done is to add some kind of locking for >>the val-tags file since there isn't any right now and the more >>we update it the better the chance of it getting corrupted by >>simultaneous updates. >> >>-Larry Jones >> >>I'm so disappointed. -- Calvin >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Info-cvs mailing list >Info-cvs@gnu.org >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
