On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 02:32:53PM -0500, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
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> On Jun 14, 2011, at 08:15, Richard Cavell wrote:
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> > 1. Is using externals a good idea?
> >
> > I've been told that it's generally a bad idea, and it feels to me like a
> > bad idea, since it obfuscates what's going on in the
On Jun 14, 2011, at 08:15, Richard Cavell wrote:
> 1. Is using externals a good idea?
>
> I've been told that it's generally a bad idea, and it feels to me like a bad
> idea, since it obfuscates what's going on in the repo. Is it often done for
> professional projects?
Using *file* external
It's only a bad idea to use svn:externals if you don't know what they're for
and don't want to invest the time to learn.
If you do not want multiple copies of code, for instance, a library shared
by more than one app, then it is not only smart, it's the best (only) way to
do it.
If you only are g
Hi,
More noob questions about svn...
1. Is using externals a good idea?
I've been told that it's generally a bad idea, and it feels to me like
a bad idea, since it obfuscates what's going on in the repo. Is it
often done for professional projects?
It depends on the use-case.
There are situ
On 6/14/2011 8:15 AM, Richard Cavell wrote:
More noob questions about svn...
1. Is using externals a good idea?
I've been told that it's generally a bad idea, and it feels to me like a
bad idea, since it obfuscates what's going on in the repo. Is it often
done for professional projects?
The p
We have used externals on a couple of projects where they have been very
useful. They have not obscured anything as all svn commands will work on them.
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 09:15, Richard Cavell wrote:
> More noob questions about svn...
>
> 1. Is using externals a good idea?
>
> I've been told that it's generally
More noob questions about svn...
1. Is using externals a good idea?
I've been told that it's generally a bad idea, and it feels to me like a bad
idea, since it obfuscates what's going on in the repo. Is it often done for
professional projects?
2. Is there a means of keeping part of a file p
