Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 47326: / /trunk/tools/: checkhf-v2.pl

[Pascal Quantin <pascal.quantin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Le 28/01/2013 21:21, Bill Meier a écrit :
> On 1/28/2013 2:58 PM, wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Log:
>>   Re-implemention of checkhf.pl:
>>    Main objective: reduce the number of false positives.
>>    Normal usage: the same as for checkhf.pl.
>>
>>   For now: named checkhf-v2.pl
>>
>
> I've just committed a re-implementation of checkhf.pl and named it
> checkhf-v2.pl.
>
> I'm not really sure how to handle this type of situation:
>
> 1. Retire (delete) checkhf.pl and then commit new version
>    with the same name. (It is a new program).
>    (More or less completely hides the original; It's obviously
>    still in the repository if you know how to find it).
>
> 2. Just commit the new version as a diff from the previous
>    (essentially removing almost all the lines of the old and
>    adding the new). (Keeps the history).
>
> 3. Give the re-implementation a different name.
>    Keep the old in the repository.
>
> Maybe #2 is the way to go....
>
> Thoughts ?
>
> Bill
Hi Bill,

option #2 seems to be the best one for me: this way a svn blame makes it
easier to find the previous version and the user can benefit from the
new enhanced version without changing his habits.

Regards,
Pascal.