Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:40:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem cvsup'ing gnats Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007141238410.30322-100000@dt052n3e.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20000714181645.C237@parish>
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > > How does all this work without a tag?
> >
> > The question you really want to ask yourself is, what do the tags mean,
> > and why _would_ you specify a tag to slurp the gnats files?
> >
>
> The answer to both your questions (I know you posed 3, but I don't
> want hitting with a stick)
Don't knock it till you've tried it. :)
> is that I (mis)understood that if there was
> no ``tag='' entry then ``tag=.'' was the default, i.e. src-all would
> get you -current.
The . tag for cvsup is just a handy reference to HEAD in cvs. You
didn't really answer my question, which is what do the tags mean. Here's a
hint for you. Where are the ,v files for the gnats collection?
Doug
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