[p4] Branch Names

[Sweeney, Tony]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com 
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of 
> Vineet Venugopal
> Sent: 26 October 2006 15:44
> To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: [p4] Branch Names
> 
> Hi ,
>  
> A simple question 
>  
> 1. Can the perforce - rename strategy as mentioned in the cmd 
> ref guide be used to rename a branch from say oldbranch to newbranch?

Yes.

>  
> 2. Also once the branch is renamed to newbranch can I 
> recreate oldbranch using a totally different branch spec?

Yes[*].

>  
> Coming from a clearcase background , I was able to do these 
> operations easily, so if these are operations that are 
> shunned by the perforce world , please let me know.

[*]"That way lies madness."  Unless you have a compelling reason to
reuse the oldbranch namespace, don't.  Further, it sounds like you're
trying to implement a codeline promotion model (dev->test->qa->rel).
While you can do this in Perforce, it isn't necessary, desirable, or a
natural fit with Perforce's branch and integration model.  You're
supposed to integrate changes from branch to branch, not branches from
place to place.

Tony.

quis custodiet ipsos custodes -- Juvenal VI, 347-8  

>  
> Thanks
> vineet
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