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@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ histories.
 Ikiwiki started out supporting only [[Subversion|svn]], but the interface
 ikiwiki uses to a revision control system is sufficiently simple and
 generic that it can be adapted to work with many systems by writing a
 Ikiwiki started out supporting only [[Subversion|svn]], but the interface
 ikiwiki uses to a revision control system is sufficiently simple and
 generic that it can be adapted to work with many systems by writing a

-[[plugin|plugins/write]]. [[Subversion|svn]] is still a recommended choice;
-[[git]] is another well-tested option. 
+[[plugin|plugins/write]]. These days, most people use [[git]].

 
 While all supported revision control systems work well enough for basic
 use, some advanced or special features are not supported in all of them.
 Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to
 set up a wiki using that revision control system. The `rcs_commit_staged`
 hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]] or
 
 While all supported revision control systems work well enough for basic
 use, some advanced or special features are not supported in all of them.
 Lack of support in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] or auto.setup can make it harder to
 set up a wiki using that revision control system. The `rcs_commit_staged`
 hook is needed to use [[attachments|plugins/attachment]] or

-[[plugins/comments]]. And so on. The table below summarises this for each
-revision control system and links to more information about each.
+[[plugins/comments]]. `rcs_getctime` may be implemented in a fast way
+(ie, one log lookup for all files), or very slowly (one lookup per file).
+And so on. The table below summarises this for each revision control
+system and links to more information about each.

 
 [[!table data="""
 feature             |[[git]]|[[svn]]|[[bzr]]   |[[monotone]]|[[mercurial]]|[[darcs]]|[[tla]]   |[[cvs]]
 
 [[!table data="""
 feature             |[[git]]|[[svn]]|[[bzr]]   |[[monotone]]|[[mercurial]]|[[darcs]]|[[tla]]   |[[cvs]]


@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ auto.setup          |yes    |yes    |incomplete|yes         |incomplete   |yes
 `rcs_rename`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_remove`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_diff`          |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |yes       |yes
 `rcs_rename`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_remove`        |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |no        |yes
 `rcs_diff`          |yes    |yes    |yes       |yes         |no           |yes      |yes       |yes

+`rcs_getctime`      |fast   |slow   |slow      |slow        |slow         |slow     |slow      |slow
+`rcs_getmtime`      |fast   |slow   |slow      |no          |no           |no       |no        |no

 anonymous push      |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
 conflict handling   |yes    |yes    |yes       |buggy       |yes          |yes      |yes       |yes
 """]]
 anonymous push      |yes    |no     |no        |no          |no           |no       |no        |no
 conflict handling   |yes    |yes    |yes       |buggy       |yes          |yes      |yes       |yes
 """]]