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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