[p4] [BULK] Re: How to make a clientspec which syncs only to a given tag

[Monica Sanchez]

I think this may be very useful.  
Example:
- Clientspecs for old releases.
- Clientspecs using labels when the same source code is used on
different projects.
- Clientspecs defining by a label a third party software directory
version.


I'd also love to have #include, and date-time option on the clientspec,
one example for this will be that one person can update and test a third
party software, submit it, label it and modify the "include" file for
third party software, so all users will start using this latest code for
this specific vendor.

Thanks,
Monica



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Ivey, William
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:38 PM
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Subject: [BULK] Re: [p4] How to make a clientspec which syncs only to a
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com]On Behalf Of William Deegan
> 
> I'd still say ideally perforce would allow the clientspec to indicate
> versions of files, including
> via labels.
> 
> Anyone think that's a bad idea, as opposed to itemizing ways 
> to work around
> not having that functionality?
> -Bill

For my own use, I might find it convenient in a couple of cases.
But to be honest, I might be the only around here who would use it,
and if some of the others did try to use it, my experience is
they'd forget it was set inside the client spec and call me to
diagnose why their setup is "broken".

So, I don't have a strong feeling one way or the other. It's not
something I miss having, and I'm kind of partial to making the
actions explicit on the command line rather than hiding them, but
for those who do find it useful, lobby for it.

-Wm

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