Re: [boost] Losing history (Was: [git] Boost.Build location_

Subject: Re: [boost] Losing history (Was: [git] Boost.Build location_
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-28 09:51:02

on Thu Dec 27 2012, Daniel Pfeifer <daniel-AT-pfeifer-mail.de> wrote:

>>> Version control is used for software development for a good
>>> reason. Not do I find it acceptable to impose history conversion task
>>> on every individual developer.
>>
>> Fortunately, *that* was never in the plan.  I hope the above makes that
>> clear.
>
> If Rene suggests to convert Boost.Build's history manually, I don't
> see a reason to interfere.

Me neither.  In fact, concerns about "modularizing the past" probably
are much less of an issue with Boost.Build than with the other
libraries, most of which have other library dependencies.

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