BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Noel Yap
I'm not sure if this is a known problem (or even if it's recognized as being a feature rather than a bug) but here it goes: cvs annotate does not use sticky tag. One would have to use the -r option in order to annotate a particular version. Noel

Error in logging into pserver

2002-08-26 Thread Mahantesh
Hi, I installed cvs on Solaris 8 from sources(cvs-1.11.1p1). In order to start the cvspserver automatically, I added the following line to /etc/ined.conf: cvspserver stream tcp nowait root/usr/local/bin/cvs --allow-root=/export/home/cvs -f pserver And following line to

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Noel Yap wrote: I'm not sure if this is a known problem (or even if it's recognized as being a feature rather than a bug) but here it goes: cvs annotate does not use sticky tag. One would have to use the -r option in order to annotate a particular version. Using

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Noel Yap
--- Kaz Kylheku [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Noel Yap wrote: I'm not sure if this is a known problem (or even if it's recognized as being a feature rather than a bug) but here it goes: cvs annotate does not use sticky tag. One would have to use the -r option

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Noel Yap
--- Noel Yap [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless our definitions of Sticky Tag differ, it sounds like we agree on what cvs ann /should/ do. Upon reviewing my definition of Sticky Tag, I'm embarassed to find that it's wrong. So, restating the problem: cvs ann is annotating the head revision of the

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Noel Yap wrote: --- Kaz Kylheku [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using the sticky tag would be unsatisfactory in the case that it's a branch tag, because you would be annotating from the branch tip. [ snip ] I don't understand. Currently (from what I'm seeing), cvs

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Paul Sander
It looks like this is another reason to make the distinction between sticky branch and version tags. With branch tags, I agree with Kaz. With version tags, I agree with Noel. --- Forwarded mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Noel Yap wrote: I'm not sure if this is a known

Re: BUG? cvs ann does not use sticky tag

2002-08-26 Thread Noel Yap
--- Paul Sander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like this is another reason to make the distinction between sticky branch and version tags. With branch tags, I agree with Kaz. With version tags, I agree with Noel. OTOH, if it works against the working revision, it'll be correct whether

Re: Error in logging into pserver

2002-08-26 Thread Larry Jones
Mahantesh writes: cvspserver stream tcp nowait root/usr/local/bin/cvs --allow-root=/export/home/cvs -f pserver You left out argv[0] -- that should read: cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/cvs cvs --allow-root=/export/home/cvs -f pserver

Locking a branch

2002-08-26 Thread Pat Young
What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use the admin -l option? I tried this and couldn't get it to work. I have also seen some previous post suggesting to create a #commitinfo file. We would like to be able to lock a complete branch, so that developers can not accidentally commit

Re: Locking a branch

2002-08-26 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Pat Young wrote: Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:12:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [info-cvs] Locking a branch What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use How about: ``Please don't commit to this branch until told

Re: Locking a branch

2002-08-26 Thread Paul Sander
--- Forwarded mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Pat Young wrote: Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:12:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [info-cvs] Locking a branch What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use How about:

Re: Locking a branch

2002-08-26 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Paul Sander wrote: Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:12:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [info-cvs] Locking a branch What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use How about: ``Please don't commit to this branch

Re: Locking a branch

2002-08-26 Thread Paul Sander
--- Forwarded mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Paul Sander wrote: Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:12:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [info-cvs] Locking a branch What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use How

CVS notifications with meaningfull subject

2002-08-26 Thread Piet Verhoeve
Hi, We are successfully using the CVS watch option for monitoring common modules. In order to reduce the amount of emails the user has to open, I would like to send out notifications that have a variable subject line (e.g. the username or filename) instead of sending out notifications with the