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Date:      Thu, 12 Jan 1995 18:57:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        roberto@blaise.ibp.fr (Ollivier ROBERT)
Cc:        dgy@seagull.rtd.com, freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com
Subject:   Re: CVS stuff
Message-ID:  <199501130257.SAA27150@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <9501130131.AA22475@blaise.ibp.fr> from "Ollivier ROBERT" at Jan 13, 95 02:31:32 am

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> 
> >     Does CVS, as installed, support "binary" files?  I seem
> > to recall that was an option in the package...
> 
> The support is limited but it exist. The problem is keyword substi-
> tution which should not be done for binary file obviously.

I would recomend doing a cvs admin -ko on all binary files put under
CVS control.  See the co(1) man page for what the -ko option does.
 
> >     Also, can someone clarify the function/utility of the
> > "vendortag" and "releasetag" in importing sources (e.g., the
> > FreeBSD source hierarchy)?
> 
> When you import sources, vendortag is the name of the package and
> releasetag is the release #. When you import a new version only releastag
> change. Well, that's how I understand it :-) I'm far from being a CVS
> expert even if I use it for everything now.

Said better than the FAQ!


-- 
Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                   Custom computers for FreeBSD



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