The following was written before Pages '09, when Pages files were "packages" and not real files. The problem is probably gone with Pages '09 or later.
The problem with using Concurrent Versions System (CVS), Subversion or another version control systems with Pages, is not only that Pages "files" in fact are directories in the disguise of packages. The problem is that Pages erases the content of the directories at each save. The VCS usually saves control data in the subdirectory (package), but it is all wiped out when you save - something that makes the whole process moot.
For Subversion, there is a script available to solve it.
SVK is also said to handle Pages' directory structure.
Apart from that, a solution is to store the files as zip files - something which of course is not very convenient.
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The bundles thing is a bad, bad idea. When will this be fixed so the rest of the world can work with Apple stuff?
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