Re: rev/branch?

[Ronald Petty]

Got ya, thank Mark.  Sorry I am horrible at asking questions, english is
not my thing.  Users committing different revision numbers is what
actually made me ask, as you pointed that at.  Now it is all clear :)

Thanks.
Ron

ps I promise no more questions tonight.

On Sun, 2003-04-13 at 00:20, Mark D. Baushke wrote:
> Ronald Petty <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Thank you Larry,
> > The reason I ask is, if it follows the documentation in the manual then
> > why would you need the next or branch fields? Since it is set that the
> > branch will use the next even number and to rebuild uses the algorithm
> > you told me the other day (follow head to the branch point then follow
> > out the branch).
> 
> Your question is not very clear to me (nor was the previous question).
> The list of deltas in a standard RCS file need not be contiguous.
> 
> > And you have all this information in the requested num?  Am I being over
> > zealous here?
> 
> It is possible that someone has done a 'cvs admin -ow.x.y.z foo.c' which
> would mean that the versions of what is next would be different than
> might otherwise be expected. So, if you are asking if version number
> discontinuities may arise, the answer is yes. This is why you should
> follow the next pointers on the version tree.
> 
> A cvs magic branch uses the form 1.x.0.<even digit> to avoid needing to
> create a new delta for a branch that may not need to be created. The
> selection of the <even digit> for a tag may be influenced by the
> CVS_LOCAL_BRANCH_NUM feature, or may have been influenced by a user
> adding a tag using 'cvs admin -N tag:rev'
> 
> Another anomaly that must be handled is when someone commits using an
> explicit cvs version number. Yes, folks should not do it, but the
> facility exists because the RCS files allowed for the facility.
>  
> For example, how would you find the predecessor version to version 2.1 ?
> 
> > Thanks
> > Ron
> > 
> > On Sat, 2003-04-12 at 22:22, Larry Jones wrote:
> > > Ronald Petty writes:
> > > > 
> > > > If someone changes a number, will cvs still be able to recreate the
> > > > revision?  If so does that mean a branch number if changed is still
> > > > going to be ....2.revision_number?
> 
> I do not understand your question. Renumbering revisions is not a
> feature that presently exists. The standard cvs commands allow you to
> add a version number on a branch (eg, 1.x.2.<new>) as well as to remove
> (via cvs admin) a particular version. It is strongly suggested that
> administrators and users do NOT remove a version from the repository.
> 
> If someone has removed a revision, cvs will still be possible to
> recreate the predecessor, but will need to closely follow the delta
> trail in the RCS file.
> 
> > > Neither RCS nor CVS provide any mechanism for changing revision numbers
> > > as far as I know.
> > > 
> > > > Or instead of wondering what the numbers are, should I always parse
> > > > "next {num}" and follow it?
> > > 
> > > Yes, you must parse and follow next (or branches).
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> > > -Larry Jones
> 
>       Enjoy!
>       -- Mark
>