On Scmbug

[Dave Swegen]

(I'm dealing with the short easy replies first :)

On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:15:05PM -0700, Kristis Makris wrote:
> > > CVS patched version (I believe only a file consistsing of dots, numbers,
> > > and commas will break this method).
> > 
> > How about {Vvs}  and [\d\.]+,[\d\.]+,.*    ?? 
> 
> Nevermind. We could get fancy thought and verify if new_version is =
> old_version + 1, and account for the case where either is NONE. Should
> at least give the user an error message letting them know whitespaces
> and commas will screw things up. If the synchronous nature of the glue
> forbids users from ever commiting such files, then it will no longer be
> a problem!

Try explaining that to some PHB who insists on committing his powerpoint
opus for posterity... Also, does CVS guarantee that version numbers will
increment in a predictable fashion? This hurts my brain too much.

Cheers
    Dave