On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:52:46 +0200 Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 20-04-2007 15:45:00 +0300, Petteri Räty wrote: > > > I use it to make deltas of changes made in the tree, and apply > > > those deltas on the overlay I'm using. Without $Header: $ there > > > I have no way to actually see which version I'm dealing with, so > > > which revisions to retrieve for differences. > > > For that reason, I prefer as much files as possible in the tree > > > to have a $Header: $ somewhere, so I can easily sync, keeping my > > > local changes. > > > > Is the info you need in CVS/ ? > > That requires: > a) an up-to-date CVS tree checkout > b) a CVS tree (not a regular rsynced one) > c) parsing of the CVS/Entries file > > So in principle, yes I think it can be done using the CVS directory, > but I prefer not to. +1 on this one. I am writing some script to automate package building and use the Header field to detect CVS revision changes. I know I could do it with hash values, but then it would be harder to have builds from different revisions of the same ebuild file time ordered. Best, Yuri. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
