Re: Now What?

From: Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Date: 2005-11-04 10:26:16
On Thursday 03 November 2005 23:51, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > I wonder if Git is the best SCM for a Wiki, as you want per-file
> > revisions in a Wiki: when reverting a page to a previous version,
> > this should not modify other pages.
> 
> Sorry, I do not see why per-file revisioning is mandatory.
> Wouldn't revert or edit of a single page be just a new commit of
> the new whole tree with just a single path changed?

You are right.
Obviously I should get some sleep ;-)

As you said, by adding a new commit for every page revert, you get
a really messy history. If there is vandalism in a Wiki, wouldn't
it be better to be able to get rid of spam versions of one Wiki page?

> In fact, wouldn't svnwiki already does the same thing?

Probably. I don't know it.

Josef
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