Re: Moving CVS files around?

When moving files in CVS I usually use the cvs add/cvs remove in the same
commit with -m something like 'Changed location/name for file xxx to yyy'.

That way you have trace in the log about what happened to a file as both
old/new name/location.

Maybe not the nicest way but it usually works fine and I haven't found a
better way yet.

IMHO you should just do it and not worry about the history. If someone wants
to read it they will have to issue a few more commands and as time
progresses there are usually less and less interest in the old history. It's
better than start fiddling around with CVS-files.

/Stefan

Tom Lane wrote:

> I'm considering moving s_lock.c from backend/storage/buffer, where it
> seems to make no sense, into backend/storage/lmgr which seems like a
> more logical place for it.  However, the only way to do it that I know
> of is to "cvs remove" in the one directory and then "cvs add" a new copy
> in the other.  That would lose the CVS log history of the file, or at
> least make it a lot harder to find.  Is there a way to attach the past
> commit history to the file in its new location?  Should I just do it and
> not worry about the history?  Should I leave well enough alone?
>
>                         regards, tom lane
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