Re: DAV:cannot-copy-collection-version precondition for COPY
Geoffrey M Clemm <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:30:37 -0400
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 00603056852571D2_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It sounds like you are suggesting that the result of the copy depend on=20 what is in the target of the copy? That would be very strange "copy"=20 behavior (i.e. the result of the copy should only depend on the source of=20 the copy). Collection versions are for use by "merge" and "update". Cheers, Geoff Werner Donn=E9 <[email protected]> wrote on 08/22/2006 10:59:59 AM: > A collection version has the names of its version controlled bindings > and their version history. It is then possible to find the checked-in > version of the members, which is what is used also when a collection > is copied. >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Werner. >=20 > Geoffrey M Clemm wrote: > >=20 > > A collection version does not have enough information in it to produce = a > > sensible copy, since it only records the version history of its=20 members, > > not the versions. So a collection version is useful for updating a > > configuration, but is not useful for creating a new configuration > > (that's what baselines are for). > >=20 > > Cheers, > > Geoff > >=20 > > [email protected] wrote on 08/22/2006 06:34:16 AM: > >=20 > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Why should the request fail if the source is a collection version? > >> It seems to me that any version is as good as the checked-in version > >> to copy from. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Werner. > >> -- > >> Werner Donn=E9 -- Re > >> Engelbeekstraat 8 > >> B-3300 Tienen > >> tel: (+32) 486 425803 e-mail: [email protected] > >> >=20 > --=20 > Werner Donn=E9 -- Re > Engelbeekstraat 8 > B-3300 Tienen > tel: (+32) 486 425803 e-mail: [email protected] --=_alternative 00603056852571D2_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <br><tt><font size=3D2>It sounds like you are suggesting that the result of the copy depend on what is in the target of the copy? That would be very strange "copy" behavior (i.e. the result of the copy should only depend on the source of the copy). Collection versions are for use by "merge" and "update".</font></tt> <br> <br><tt><font size=3D2>Cheers,</font></tt> <br><tt><font size=3D2>Geoff</font></tt> <br> <br><tt><font size=3D2>Werner Donn=E9 <[email protected]> wrote on 0= 8/22/2006 10:59:59 AM:<br> <br> > A collection version has the names of its version controlled bindings<= br> > and their version history. It is then possible to find the checked-in<= br> > version of the members, which is what is used also when a collection<b= r> > is copied.<br> > <br> > Regards,<br> > <br> > Werner.<br> > <br> > Geoffrey M Clemm wrote:<br> > > <br> > > A collection version does not have enough information in it to produce a<br> > > sensible copy, since it only records the version history of its members,<br> > > not the versions. So a collection version is useful for updating a<br> > > configuration, but is not useful for creating a new configuration= <br> > > (that's what baselines are for).<br> > > <br> > > Cheers,<br> > > Geoff<br> > > <br> > > [email protected] wrote on 08/22/2006 06:34:16 AM:<br> > > <br> > >><br> > >> Hi,<br> > >><br> > >> Why should the request fail if the source is a collection version?<br> > >> It seems to me that any version is as good as the checked-in version<br> > >> to copy from.<br> > >><br> > >> Regards,<br> > >><br> > >> Werner.<br> > >> --<br> > >> Werner Donn=E9 -- Re<br> > >> Engelbeekstraat 8<br> > >> B-3300 Tienen<br> > >> tel: (+32) 486 425803 e-mail: [email protected]<br> > >><br> > <br> > -- <br> > Werner Donn=E9 -- Re<br> > Engelbeekstraat 8<br> > B-3300 Tienen<br> > tel: (+32) 486 425803 e-mail: [email protected]<br> </font></tt> --=_alternative 00603056852571D2_=--