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Re: // comments and \

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: // comments and \
Date 2015-12-02 16:55 -0800
Organization None to speak of
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Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> writes:
> On Wed, 2015-12-02, Keith Thompson wrote:
[...]
>> (SVN, as I understand it,
>> doesn't support branches directly; there are conventions that
>> involve making copies of the entire source tree, which SVN is able
>> to store efficiently.)
>
> If that's true, then it's ironic: CVS has poor branching support, and
> that was the primary flaw that SVN was supposed to fix.

An SVN advocate (which I'm not, particularly) would probably say that
SVN has perfectly good branching support, it's just implemented in a
somewhat unusual way.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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// comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-01 12:52 +0000
  Re: // comments and \ me <self@example.org> - 2015-12-01 13:08 +0000
    Re: // comments and \ Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-12-01 08:20 -0500
      Re: // comments and \ me <self@example.org> - 2015-12-01 13:36 +0000
        Re: // comments and \ Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-12-01 09:03 -0500
        Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 14:14 +0000
          Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-01 07:40 -0800
            Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 08:55 -0800
            Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 17:15 +0000
              Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-01 09:58 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 18:11 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-01 10:18 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 18:20 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 11:07 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-01 11:39 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 12:33 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-12-02 01:05 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 19:30 +0000
            Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-01 20:59 +0100
              Re: // comments and \ James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-12-01 15:22 -0500
              Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 20:37 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-01 14:56 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-01 22:11 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-02 03:01 -0800
            Re: // comments and \ glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-12-02 00:45 +0000
        Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 07:52 -0700
          Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 15:19 +0000
            Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 08:29 -0700
              Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 15:35 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 09:21 -0700
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 16:41 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 10:15 -0700
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 17:24 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 17:43 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-02 03:05 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-02 11:40 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-02 04:29 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-01 19:11 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-01 20:43 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-01 21:04 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-01 21:16 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-02 03:12 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-02 11:52 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-02 04:40 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-02 13:55 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-02 13:56 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-02 15:24 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-02 06:54 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-02 16:40 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-02 18:24 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-02 20:27 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-02 23:22 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-03 00:57 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-03 23:44 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-03 21:17 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-05 00:43 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-04 20:32 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-05 16:06 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-05 13:10 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 10:18 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-06 14:26 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-03 12:45 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-12-04 11:45 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-04 04:20 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-04 14:20 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-12-04 10:05 -0500
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-04 17:31 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-04 17:24 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-12-04 18:50 -0500
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-04 20:34 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-12-10 20:40 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-04 09:36 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-12-05 09:05 -0500
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-05 17:42 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-06 22:23 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-07 21:59 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-05 15:50 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-05 18:17 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 10:01 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-06 03:05 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-06 04:07 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-06 04:37 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-06 05:05 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-06 12:19 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 13:59 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-06 06:09 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-06 07:30 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 18:55 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-06 12:23 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-06 12:22 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 21:06 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-05 13:14 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-06 10:09 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2015-12-03 06:15 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-02 08:28 -0700
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-02 09:01 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-02 21:52 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-02 16:55 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-03 13:11 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-03 23:21 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-04 11:22 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-12-05 01:12 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-12-04 20:39 -0600
                Re: // comments and \ raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-12-04 11:14 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-04 12:25 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-04 14:23 +0100
                Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 09:00 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 19:46 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 20:36 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 20:37 -0700
  Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-01 14:26 +0000
    Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 14:32 +0000
    Re: // comments and \ BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-12-01 14:52 +0000
      Re: // comments and \ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-12-01 16:15 +0100
      Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 15:28 +0000
        Re: // comments and \ glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-12-02 01:26 +0000
      Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 09:12 -0800
        Re: // comments and \ Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-12-01 19:17 +0000
      Re: // comments and \ Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-01 12:32 -0600
    Re: // comments and \ Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-12-02 00:01 +0000
      Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-02 07:08 -0800
        Re: // comments and \ Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-12-02 21:05 +0000
          Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-02 14:22 -0800
          Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-02 14:48 -0800
            Re: // comments and \ glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-12-02 23:37 +0000
              Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-02 17:10 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-02 19:24 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-03 04:10 +0000
                Re: // comments and \ Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-02 21:49 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-03 07:28 -0700
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-03 09:12 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-03 06:53 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-03 15:41 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-03 15:56 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-03 16:44 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-03 17:29 -0800
                Re: // comments and \ supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-12-03 19:10 -0800
        Re: // comments and \ Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-12-02 21:59 -0800
  Re: // comments and \ Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-12-01 07:52 -0700
  Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 09:21 -0800
    Re: // comments and \ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 17:26 +0000
      Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 10:50 -0800
    Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-01 10:49 -0800
      Re: // comments and \ Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-01 11:34 -0800
    Re: // comments and \ David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2015-12-22 06:44 -0500
      Re: // comments and \ "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-23 14:35 -0600
        Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-23 13:00 -0800
          Re: // comments and \ James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-12-23 16:58 -0500
            Re: // comments and \ Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-12-23 14:21 -0800
        Re: // comments and \ James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-12-23 16:55 -0500
  Re: // comments and \ Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-12-01 12:24 -0800

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