tortoiseCVS and FM files

[Sandy Harris]

Andrew Warren <awarren at synaptics.com> wrote:

> Sandy Harris wrote:
>
> > > CVS is designed for line-based computer source code and NOTHING
> > > ELSE; it doesn't work for freeform human-language text,
> >
> > Sure it does. I've used CVS with a large collection of HTML files.
> > It worked just fine.
>
>     If you define "work" narrowly enough, then yeah, it'll work...
>     It'll store your files, let you retrieve them, and not catch
>     fire.
>
>     It won't accurately merge and diff, though, so you won't be
>     able to use branches or allow multiple authors to work on the
>     same files simultaneously.

I was a lone writer and there were no branches, so it worked
for me. The few times I tried a diff, to check what I'd changed,
those worked too, but they were only small changes, rewriting
a paragraph and such.

>     I'd argue, though, that there are better tools than CVS for
>     archiving your docs and build files.

Certainly CVS is less than ideal. What's better?

> > This should work fine with Frame if you store your files in XML
> > or even MIF.
>
>     No, unfortunately it's not even close.

I was guessing based on my HTML experience, but you seem
to actually know, so I certainly won't argue.

-- 
Sandy Harris,
Nanjing, China