Mark D. Baushke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Kevin Layer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 
>> > Pardon me for replying my own message, but having seen lots of
>> > other mail go by... can someone please take a second and tell me if
>> > I'm SOL or if it's possible?  Thanks.
>> > 
>> > Kevin Layer <layer> wrote:
>> > 
>> > >> How do I reference the revisions on a branch for a specific date?
>> > >> 
>> > >>   cvs diff -D "2 days ago" 
>> > >> 
>> > >> always seems to refer to the trunk, and not the branch I'm on.
>> 
>> You can certainly checkout a tree
>> 
>>    cvs checkout -r branch-name -D "2 days ago" module.2daysold

Yes, this worked for 1.11.2.  Thanks.

>> with recent cvs versions. I am not sure if diff can do the job for you
>> alone... then you could 
>> 
>>    cvs checkout -r branch-name module.now
>> 
>>    diff -x CVS -rup module.2daysold module.now
>> 
>> to get the diffs you want.

Yes, that's what I'm doing.  Kinda pathetic I have to resort to this,
but I don't have to go to backup tapes so I'm happy enough.

Mark, I appreciate your answer.  Thanks.

>> > >> I looked at the FAQ on cvshome.org and googled for an hour, without
>> > >> success.  IIRC, this is a long standing issue, but I really need the
>> > >> feature so I want to make sure before I start resorting to backup
>> > >> tapes, etc.
>> 
>>      Good luck,
>>      -- Mark


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