Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:57:10 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: chad@dcfinc.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Version Resolution? Message-ID: <199711210327.NAA00434@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 20 Nov 1997 17:36:26 PDT." <199711210036.RAA04422@freebie.dcfinc.com>
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> > > No, think a bit larger. Make newvers.sh have a keyword (like %%date%%) > > > that a sed script could use to replace the "counter" as a part of a > > > commit. Only do the RCS/CVS drill on newvers.sh if something =other > > > than= the date string changes. > > > > And where does this counter number come from? We're back at the same > > place we started. > > Date/time at the moment of the commit. Format it how you like. Only you don't want it in newvers.sh; it needs to be generated at checkout/update time, and coming up with a mixed "normal/special" object would be a great deal harder than just a "special" object. Nate's right, it's not easy. I've just given myself a headache looking at the CVS sources. 8) mike
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