Re: subversion vs cvs (Was: Re: linked list rewrite)

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net>
Cc: Dustin Sallings <dustin@spy.net>, David Garamond <lists@zara.6.isreserved.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2004-03-25T04:29:43Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
"Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net> writes:
> I would guess that better merging might be a real motivation for
> people.  If a patch that takes a month to develop can still apply
> cleanly despite significant code drift in the interrem, I could see
> that as a real motivating factor.

Not here.  You want me to trust some bit of code (with absolutely zero
understanding of the source text it's hacking on) to figure out how to
resolve conflicting patches?  That sounds like a recipe for big-time
unhappiness.

			regards, tom lane