Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 17:25:38 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@freebie.dcfinc.com> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: chad@dcfinc.com, nate@mt.sri.com, rkw@dataplex.net, brian@awfulhak.org, andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Version Resolution? Message-ID: <199711210025.RAA04348@freebie.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199711202218.PAA11561@mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Nov 20, 97 03:18:00 pm"
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> It's got to be in one place so that all > of the different distribution mechanisms get the same information if > they grab the same file (CTM/CVS/CVSup). If not in one place, then all > of the distribution mechanism must generate the *EXACT* same information > given the *EXACT* same information, and given that the propogation > delays of the sources throughout the world, then simple timestamps won't > work. > > So, how do you do it? It would have to be a custom hack to CVS, letting it generate newvers.sh on the fly at each commit. Then "simple timestamps" =would= work. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL22) Brother, can you paradigm? 602-953-1392 chad@dcfinc.com chad@anasazi.com crl22@aol.com DCF, Inc. - 14523 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
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