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Re: An RCS files viewer?


From: Spiro Trikaliotis
Subject: Re: An RCS files viewer?
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:18:01 +0100
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Hello,

* On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 01:44:06PM -0500 Jim Hyslop wrote:
 
> Spiro Trikaliotis wrote:
> > am not sure if it will work if you have used RCS branches, as CVS
> > branches are different.
> 
> How are they different?

Whenever I branch in RCS, the branch is done immediately (for example,
branching on 1.7 will yield in the branch 1.7.1, and the first check-in
on that branch will be 1.7.1.1).

Whenever I branch in CVS, only a tag will be generated (1.7.0.1). Only
when I check in something, the RCS branch (1.7.1) will be generated and
the checked-in version will be 1.7.1.1. That tag with "1.7.0.1" revision
is completely missing with "pure" RCS.

I am not sure if ViewCVS (and other tools) depend upon a tag with a
"zero" in its revision number to recognize a branch. If they depend on
this, they might not show the RCS branch correctly (or at all).

Regards,
   Spiro.

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Spiro R. Trikaliotis                              http://cbm4win.sf.net/
http://www.trikaliotis.net/                     http://www.viceteam.org/




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