Re: [AUCTeX-devel] Re: CVS file copy request for RefTeX

[David Kastrup]

Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:

> * David Kastrup (2007-02-17) writes:
>
>> Well, so I actually don't quite see the point in asking Savannah.
>> Simply removing all tags that annoy Ralf should do the trick,
>> shouldn't it?  That's an operation that does not require anything
>> but normal CVS access.
>
> The Cederqvist is plastered with warnings in the section about tag
> removal, so I wanted to know if there is a safer way which could
> have been done e.g. when copying the files.

Uh, safer?  The problem is that one changes the historic state of the
files: checking out an old version with the same tags as previously
will suddenly give a different result.

Of course this can be a problem in certain situations, but you _want_
exactly this to happen.  So I don't see how letting Savannah do this
by somehow fiddling with the files is going to make this safer.
Sounds more like a way of passing the buck.  If you _want_ to have the
job done, I don't see how Savannah can do it any safer than you.

If, on the other hand, you rather want someone with more experience to
have a chance to talk you out of it, the Savannah hackers might be a
good choice.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum