Re: [Freemarker-devel] Re: CVS vs. Subversion

[Per C. <ced...@gm...>]

On 2/27/06, Randall R Schulz <rs...@so...> wrote:
> In my quest for a CVS replacement, I tried Subversion (there seems to be
> a lot to like about it), but when I saw the incredible volume of files
> it adds to my working directory, I tossed it aside and went looking for
> something better. Right now, I'm working with the free (beer) but
> limited release of Perforce (which is what we use at my work).

This is caused by Subversion storing two versions of each file you
check out. One for you to make changes in and one backup copy
of the file retrieved from the repository. This makes it possible to
do operations like "svn diff" and "svt status" quickly and without
accessing the net (so better than CVS for offline work).

Especially the speed benefit for diffs and similar is important. I'm
currently forced to use CVS at work and it is quite painful after
years of Subversion usage. We use a local CVS server, but I
can still work a lot quicker accessing my remote subversion
server across the Atlantic.

... and the "svn mv" feature is a killer when refactoring Java
code...

/Per