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Date:      Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:38:09 -0700
From:      Pete Slagle <freebsd-questions@voidcaptain.com>
To:        Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to examine FreeBSD source changes with CVS? - SOLVED
Message-ID:  <44332D91.8050804@voidcaptain.com>
In-Reply-To: <44328397.6050500@locolomo.org>
References:  <4432828A.90608@voidcaptain.com> <44328397.6050500@locolomo.org>

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Erik Norgaard wrote:

> Pete Slagle wrote:
>> I seek education about FreeBSD source control spelunking.
>>
>> I noticed that GENERIC was updated recently in 6-STABLE, and I would
>> like to see what changed. More generally, how does one examine diffs in
>> the FreeBSD source as it changes?
>>
>> Could some kind soul demonstrate how to do that with CVS? Or point me to
>> the right FM (as in RTFM). Or suggest a better method.
> 
> check here, I think:
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC

Thanks Erik, that's exactly what I needed.

For anyone else interested:

In the general case, going to http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi and 
following the tree to the source file of interest shows a list of all 
versions since primordial releases.  Diffs (in color no less) are only a 
click away.




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