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From: haugj@pigs.UUCP (Joe Bob Willie)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: RCS and SCCS
Summary: OK, so what does an RCS file look like???
Message-ID: <214@pigs.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 88 21:46:14 GMT
References: <890@fig.bbn.com> <710@ubu.warwick.UUCP> <661@pyuxe.UUCP> <29975@cca.CCA.COM>
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In article <29975@cca.CCA.COM>, g-rh@cca.CCA.COM (Richard Harter) writes:
> It is true, however, that there is, in principle, a signifigant performance
> advantage for the RCS scheme versus the SCCS scheme.  SCCS must process
> all lines including those not currently active; RCS need only process those
> that are currently active.  Furthermore RCS does not need to do any processing
> on the line other than copying it out; SCCS has to check the control data
> for the line.  On the other hand, RCS pays a penalty if the version being
> extracted is not the latest.
> -- 
> 	Richard Harter, SMDS  Inc.

[ In the Oil Fields of HELL,
    Where the drought grows long and HOT ]

OK - I'll bite, and I'm sure others will also.  What exactly does an
RCS file look like.  I'm a die-hard SCCS junkie.  How about a few
specific examples for those of us without RCS or RCS documentation.

- John.
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