Re: core subdirectories

Personally I'd really rather not move the directory.  I'd like to see if we can
fix autoconf.  

On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 03:03:58PM -0400, Chris Hanson wrote:
>    Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:48:28 -0700
>    From: Devin Kowatch <[email protected]>
> 
>    I don't think that allowing configure to remove a directory with source
>    under any circumstances is a good idea.  Especially as the people most
>    likely to interrupt configure are developers who are also most likely to
>    have modified files that they don't want to loose.
> 
>    Besides moving a directory in CVS is just a matter of moving the
>    directory in the repository, then updateding the makefiles.
> 
> I agree that this is a serious problem that must be addressed; I
> didn't mean to suggest otherwise.
> 
> However, moving the directory isn't so straightforward.  The problem
> is that if one does as you suggest, it's not possible to recover older
> snapshots of the software.  Or, more specifically, one can recover
> them but they won't be organized correctly.
> 
> The only way that will work properly is to copy the core subdirectory
> to its new name, "cvs add" the new directory and all its substructure,
> then "cvs remove core".  It is a pain, but not a huge pain.
> 
> I'd be willing to do this but I don't feel entitled to make a decision
> of this magnitude for the project.  If the project admins agree that
> it's reasonable, I'll be happy to do the grunt work.
> 
> Chris


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