[p4] Obliterate change list

[Helck, Christopher]

Hi,

The other day I spoke with Perforce Customer Support about an isssue
where user 1 deleted a directory while user 2 had files open in that
directory. User 2 was very upset and wanted the files back before he
submitted. The support engineer recommended that I obliterate the delete
change list. I thought that he was nuts and told him so.

My feeling is that obliterate should never be used to solve day to day
problems. It's appropriate for tasks like splitting depots, not backing
out a change list.

Was the support engineer correct?

Thanks,
Christopher Helck



 
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