Re: [all] Use of svn keywords in source files

2009-02-05 Thread Siegfried Goeschl
I guess they are a left-over from CVS Siegfried Goeschl Jukka Zitting wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a particular reason why we use svn keywords like $Id$? I've > personally never found them very useful (the version number in a jar > file is much more informative), and the keywords often confuse diff

Re: [all] Use of svn keywords in source files

2009-02-05 Thread Torsten Curdt
I am no fan of them either. Never use them. cheers -- Torsten On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 16:19, Jukka Zitting wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a particular reason why we use svn keywords like $Id$? I've > personally never found them very useful (the version number in a jar > file is much more informative),

[all] Use of svn keywords in source files

2009-02-05 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, Is there a particular reason why we use svn keywords like $Id$? I've personally never found them very useful (the version number in a jar file is much more informative), and the keywords often confuse diff and merge tools. I'm relatively new here, so this probably has been discussed at length