[cvsnt] Re: Keyword 'properties' breaks rcs keyword ordering

[Bertho Stultiens]

> Tony Hoyle wrote:
> The syntax of 'properties' is such that it cannot be parsed by the old 
> RCS executables *at all* so you must use the cvsnt RCS wrappers.  You 
> could get away with it before... you can't any more.

Well, I do not know why this is done, but it is not a smart move IMO. It is
so simple to adhere to the rcsfile(5) format, so that other applications can
read the content without being broken.

Why should you want to require the cvsnt RCS wrappers? I can see no other
reason than deliberate breakage of other applications. There is no
functional reason to place the properties before the next keyword. So why
not keep all legacy apps happy and place the properties keyword after the
next keyword?

If you want to improve on the fileformat, then, I guess, you should redesign
all ambiguities in the definitions of rcsfile(5) and move to a completely
_new_ format. That would be understandable for outside developers (and
easier to work with).

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