Re: [gentoo-dev] Usages of CVS $Header$ keyword in ebuilds - use cases wanted

[Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>]

On 27-08-2008 12:15:35 -0700, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> For those not using SSH ControlMaster, one of the side-effects of having
> to do two separate commits is the SSH setup latency hitting twice.
> 
> I wouldn't call it repoman's fault like Fabian did, but the

Right.  I thought I suggested that "it" (the double-commit) is a mess
for repoman.  Not that it is repoman's fault.

> double-commit is why I called it a mess. If we drop the $Header$ in any
> file covered by a developer-generated Manifest, it becomes a single
> commit with contents+Manifest :-).

It seems that what you call "mess" means needing a double commit for a
single "repoman commit".  That to me isn't a mess, but a performance
issue, and as I indicated a possible point of corruption.  But we've
dealt long enough with the situation without problems to ignore that
point.

But to repeat:
- no I'm not against removing the $Header: $ stuff
- yes I'd even like to use another VCS which can make my life easer
- but, as long as we're on CVS, I'd prefer it when you'd keep my life
  sort of bearable
- so, keep the $Header: $ stuff for Prefix' sake (me) as long as
  we're using CVS


-- 
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level