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Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:30:24 -0700
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Larry Scheer" <larry.scheer@onstor.com>
Subject: Re: Using -b with p4 integrate
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:25:52 -0700 "Larry Scheer"
<larry.scheer@onstor.com> wrote:

> I just spoke with Ken about the advantages to using p4 integrate -b
> <branchname>.
> 
> The main advantage to doing the integrations this way is it will
> eliminate the check-in of files with zero differences. According to
> Ken, as long as we are consistent with the use of this syntax we
> should no longer see multiple versions of files that have no
> difference from their previous version. 
> 
> He said he is now creating branches and doing the initial integrations
> with the -b option and when subsequent integrations are done this way
> we should no longer see unnecessary versions created and merges with
> zero differences.

Yeah, Ken, thanks a lot.

Not.