[p4] Regd File Deletion(s).

[Jeff A. Bowles]

If you want to OBSOLETE a tree because you're not using it,
don't use "p4 obliterate" because that removes all history, all hints,
all traces, everything for that file.

Just run "p4 protect" and make it unreadable/unlistable and
then forget about it.

A good rule of thumb: "p4 obliterate" is for fixing typos and
mistakes, but nothing else. You certainly can use it for a lot
of things, but don't use it as part of a process to obsolete a
codeline because you might want that information/history someday.

         -jab

At 03:09 PM 7/6/2001 -0700, Ganesh Kondal wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>         I understand that perforce wont remove the files just by making "p4
>delete". It needs p4 obliterate -y .. to take out the whole revision tree.
>
>Qn:
>         What is the normal procedure followed in case of deletion. Its very
>possible that the users deleting the files then & there - b'coz of the move
>or renaming or etc.. (assuming most of them needs to removed as a whole -
>including its revisions).
>
>       Is it the developers are asked to send a note to the p4 admin?
>         Is this hidden (deleted) files will be a problem as the database 
> grows
>large ?
>         Usually how they are tracked ?
>
>         Is there any super user command to look for all the files present 
> in the
>depot eventhough its last/latest revision is deleted - so at any point super
>user will have the ability to identify files that are not getting used for a
>longer period of time..-to erase.
>
>         It will be helpful if you could share your experience in this 
> aspect...
>
>Thanks,
>Ganesh
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: perforce-user-admin at perforce.com
>[mailto:perforce-user-admin at perforce.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Vance
>Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 10:06 AM
>To: Jason Trenouth; perforce-user at perforce.com
>Subject: Re: [p4] 2001.1 server and 2000.2 clients ?
>
>
>I'd check the release notes for counterindications, but usually older
>clients will work with newer servers, except they don't have access to any
>new features.  Perforce has been very good about that.
>
>Steve
>
>At 02:59 PM 7/5/2001 +0100, Jason Trenouth wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Can we use the old 2000.2 clients (mac os x) with the new 2001.1 server
> >(windows 2k)?
> >
> >__Jason
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