From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Post-merge issues in VC mode #1: terminology fixes Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:16 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20071010201540.D658738032@snark> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1192065034 32092 80.91.229.12 (11 Oct 2007 01:10:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:10:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Eric S. Raymond" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 11 03:10:32 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IfmZK-0003XS-F0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:10:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IfmZE-0005fM-BQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IfmZA-0005f0-JX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:20 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IfmZ9-0005eZ-AT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IfmZ9-0005eV-6X for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:19 -0400 Original-Received: from tomts36.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.93] helo=tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IfmZ8-0002Ww-M6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:18 -0400 Original-Received: from ceviche.home ([70.55.141.81]) by tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20071011011017.ZONE7990.tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net@ceviche.home> for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:17 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 069E9B41BB; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:10:16 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <20071010201540.D658738032@snark> (Eric S. Raymond's message of "Wed\, 10 Oct 2007 16\:15\:40 -0400 \(EDT\)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:80568 Archived-At: > The code and manual now use the term 'revision' consistently for > what we've been inconsistently calling a 'version' or 'revision', that Thanks. > I think the manual is going to need more work to reflect the fact that > RCS-style x.y numbering is being superseded in newer VCs by integer > changeset IDs. Actually, most systems don't use "an integer" either. There's a lot of variety out there. But yes, NN.MM cannot be assumed. > In general the VC portions of the manual need to be dragged into the > 21st century; there is way too much focus on ancient VCSes and scant > coverage of more modern ones. I'll see what I can do. Thanks again, Stefan