Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:29:06 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.chuckr.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NO MORE '-BETA' Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103182022330.630-100000@picnic.chuckr.org> In-Reply-To: <200103190013.RAA19381@usr05.primenet.com>
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > > > care to do. How does CVSup in checkout mode handle local mods? > > > > > > > > > > Its head explodes. > > > > > > > > "check out" mode -- ie, _NOT_ CVSuping the repo, just doing the equiv of > > > > a ``cvs co''. > > > > > > Its head still explodes because of the greedy diff algorithm. > > > Using "cvs diff -rx.x -rHEAD | patch" often works around the > > > problem, but you still have to dick with it. > > > > Uh.. Terry how in the world are you going to use ``cvs'' to do *anything* > > when you will not have any ,v files (ie, the repo) present? > > I don't understand the question. How do you not have the repository > present after running CVSup? Not to embarrass you, Terry, but *most* folks (not you or me, but still most folks) don't get the cvs dist, they check out the sources only. You know where the config file says "default release:"? You stuck cvs in there, but most folks stick ".". Your request would be a *wonderful* thing to have ... I want it *badly* at my own company (div of Ericsson) but unfortunately, David's right here. BTW, to net friends who may have noticed my absence, I've finally learned kernel coding (with a vengeance!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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