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Date:      Thu, 6 Jun 1996 10:16:43 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
To:        Robert Withrow <bwithrow@BayNetworks.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mega-Commit cleanups 
Message-ID:  <199606061616.KAA25747@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <199606061540.LAA08415@tuva.engeast.baynetworks.com>
References:  <199606061504.IAA29973@austin.polstra.com> <199606061540.LAA08415@tuva.engeast.baynetworks.com>
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> :- Revisions that have a "0" in the next-to-last position are special.  RCS
> :- normally never creates such revision numbers.  CVS takes advantage of
> :- that, and assigns a special meaning to them.  They represent branch tags
> :- in CVS.  A revision number of 1.7.0.4 _really_ means "the latest
> :- revision on the 1.7.4 branch."
> 
> 
> I think there is a CVS bug, because on *some* platforms it really
> *does* print 1.7.4, as I think it should.  1.7.0.4 is bogus.

It shouldn't on any recent version of CVS.  Show me one running any
version of CVS post 1.2.


Nate
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