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Small typo correction.
author Jim Hague <jim.hague@acm.org>
date Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:46:50 +0100
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561 project. So you have the complete history of the project locally. No 561 project. So you have the complete history of the project locally. No
562 more round trips to the server. 562 more round trips to the server.
563 563
564 Both the differences between successive versions and the periodic 564 Both the differences between successive versions and the periodic
565 complete versions of a file are compressed before storing. This is 565 complete versions of a file are compressed before storing. This is
566 surprisingly effective at minimising the storage requirements this 566 surprisingly effective at minimising the storage requirements of the
567 entire history of your project. I have a small Java project handy, 567 entire history of your project. I have a small Java project handy,
568 comprising a little over 300 source modules. There are 5 branches plus 568 comprising a little over 300 source modules. There are 5 branches plus
569 the mainline, and some 1920 commits in all. A Subversion checkout of 569 the mainline, and some 1920 commits in all. A Subversion checkout of
570 the current mainline takes 51Mb. Converting the project to Mercurial 570 the current mainline takes 51Mb. Converting the project to Mercurial
571 yields a Mercurial repository that takes 60Mb, so a little 571 yields a Mercurial repository that takes 60Mb, so a little