Re: cvs log and revision range

['Laine Stump']

address@hidden (Guus Leeuw) writes:

> 
> HEAD: 1.4
> BRANCH1_HEAD: 1.2.1.1
> BRANCH2_HEAD: 1.3.1.1
> 
> What's the common branchpoint for BRANCH2_HEAD and BRANCH1_HEAD?
> There isn't any... untill we hit 1.1(.1.1)... Which is too way back in the 
> past.

What is the definition of "too way back in the past"? Any two versions
in cvs have a common branchpoint *somewhere* in the past, and that point
"is what it is"; I don't see how any point would be "too far".

The common branchpoint (according to what I *meant*, at least ;-) of
1.2.1.1 and 1.3.1.1, btw, is 1.2, not 1.1:

            (*)
    1.1 --- 1.2 --- 1.3 --- 1.4
             \       \
              \       \-- 1.3.1.1 --- 1.3.1.2
               \
                \-- 1.2.1.1 --- 1.2.1.2

As an example, a log of changes between 1.3.1.2 and 1.2.1.2 would be:

     - 1.3.1.2 log
     - 1.3.1.1 log
     - 1.3     log
     + 1.2.1.1 log
     + 1.2.1.2 log

(Note to purists: Yes, I realize that CVS would itself never choose
x.x.1.1 for any branch (except for 1.1.1.1 for the vendor branch). If
it makes you feel better, just replace all 1.x.1.x with 1.x.2.x ;-)

(Note 2: I'm not actually suggesting that somebody *should* implement
this, just pointing out that the raw information is available, it is
possible, and someone sufficiently motivated *could* implement it if
they wanted.)