cvs2cl.pl in windows

2002-01-07 Thread Laura Rivera
Hi, I'm trying to create a Changelog from my repository using the cvs2cl.pl script with the -l (for dates) options. My working directory is in a windows 2000 machine. I have tried it using cmd.exe and cygwin and it doesn't work in either. I know this option works because I have tested it in

Thought of help

2002-01-07 Thread mahjob abdalla
Hi there, I am desperate situation to write a perl program that will check in and update a repository to an apache server, and pass the log information to my database server (PostGresql). Can you help where I can find similar scripts or close to. Thanks, Mahjob Abdalla

RE: CVS on VMS mailing list ?

2002-01-07 Thread Miller Dale Contractor HQ AFWA
Greetings: I would be interested in a VMS CVS group. Here is some background on what I am doing. I use CVS 1.11.1p1 on all platforms. I have CVS client running on DEC OpenVMS V7.2-1. I use pserver. I have CVS running on DEC ALPHA running OSF1 V4.0, SGI running IRIX64 6.5, and IBM AIX. I have

conflict algorithm

2002-01-07 Thread Duncan Sommerville
Hi, Whats the definition of a conflict? In particular, what's the *scope* of its search - is it per line, per couple of lines, etc? I'm developing a CVS client and I'm not sure if some of the conflicts I'm getting are due to the server's algorithm, or because of a fault in the way I'm

How to commit preserving dates?

2002-01-07 Thread J|rgen Backelin
For several reasons, I would like to restore old dates of file versions committed by means of the cvs ci command. (In sccs, this was automatic; and in rcs, it is easily achieved.) I have found no way of doing so, except by abusing cvs import -d (for committing, not importing!), or (far worse!) by

Re: CVS on VMS mailing list ?

2002-01-07 Thread Patrick Spinler
I posted a patch against 1.11 for the VMS rename command to cvs-bugs a month or two ago. My message got no response whatever, so I'm not certain where to take it from here. The issue I found is that when using a repository with watch on, CVS will not update any changed files, since the

howto rename a dir ?

2002-01-07 Thread David D
Hi, The first import of a module countains a dir with a misspell, so I search a method for renaming a dir in the repo. The only way is to delete in the fs, cvs delete, rename in the os , and cvs add, cvs commit ? Is there a cvs admin way ? thanks.

Re: conflict algorithm

2002-01-07 Thread Greg A. Woods
[ On Monday, January 7, 2002 at 14:35:20 (-0500), Eric Siegerman wrote: ] Subject: Re: conflict algorithm On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 06:48:20PM +, Duncan Sommerville wrote: Whats the definition of a conflict? In particular, what's the *scope* of its search - is it per line, per couple

Re: conflict algorithm

2002-01-07 Thread Mike Castle
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:39:17PM -0500, Greg A. Woods wrote: My version shows all the conflicting lines from all the three files, not just the latter two, and I find this almost infinitely easier to deal with when manually resolving the conflicts. somefile changed line[s] unique to

Re: howto rename a dir ?

2002-01-07 Thread Larry Jones
David D writes: The first import of a module countains a dir with a misspell, so I search a method for renaming a dir in the repo. The only way is to delete in the fs, cvs delete, rename in the os , and cvs add, cvs commit ? For a newly-imported directory that hasn't ever been checked out,

request for log option to specifically exclude the first tag, workaround for cvs log -r -r

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Herrmann
Hi all, I think this topic has not been given enough discussion, namely the problem that it is *impossible* through using standard CVS commands to get the log messages _taking_ one from a tag to another tag. This thread got dropped a while ago by people quietly whispering oh well, it can't be

a tag layer on cvs

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Herrmann
hi all, what do people think about the idea of a project which sits on top of cvs and provides another level of abstraction to branching, merging, revision management etc. The idea would be to have responsibilities divided up in this hierarchy: - CHANGELOG (eventually could use TAGSYSTEM to do

Timestamp handling in checkout vs update

2002-01-07 Thread Harper, Don
I have observed and read in the archives that cvs sets file timestamps to the commit times when doing a checkout operation but sets them to the current time when doing an update. What is the rationale for this? It seems to me that operations such as 'update -C' should set the timestamp back to

Re: Timestamp handling in checkout vs update

2002-01-07 Thread Donald Sharp
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:13:46PM -0800, Harper, Don wrote: I have observed and read in the archives that cvs sets file timestamps to the commit times when doing a checkout operation but sets them to the current time when doing an update. What is the rationale for this? Suppose file

Re: Timestamp handling in checkout vs update

2002-01-07 Thread Mike Castle
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:13:46PM -0800, Harper, Don wrote: seems to me that operations such as 'update -C' should set the timestamp back to the commit time just like checkout. Consider make. You modify the local file, make. You now have at least an object file, if not an entire

Re: Timestamp handling in checkout vs update

2002-01-07 Thread Eric Siegerman
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:13:46PM -0800, Harper, Don wrote: I have observed and read in the archives that cvs sets file timestamps to the commit times when doing a checkout operation but sets them to the current time when doing an update. What is the rationale for this? The update behaviour

cannot commit ... sticky tags

2002-01-07 Thread Schwenk, Jeanie
I'm using cvs 1.11 on hpux. I tagged the Aug 21 release with the tag Release_Aug21_2001. Just a plain tag. While I was out for several weeks, the vendors who happen to be on the other side of the world put a sticky tag on every file, including those I am editing. The tag for that is

About playing with sticky dates, the art with no cvs dir

2002-01-07 Thread David D
Hello, I have a problem, I ask for advise in order not do serious mistake. I make a working copy for a website for a designer, he works on it, but remove the CVS dir which are important information for the communication with cvs server. I know the date when i give it to him. So I apply the

Re: cannot commit ... sticky tags

2002-01-07 Thread sharpd
Run: cvs update -A This will remove the sticky tags holding you to a particular release. donald On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 05:12:44PM -0800, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: I'm using cvs 1.11 on hpux. I tagged the Aug 21 release with the tag Release_Aug21_2001. Just a plain tag. While I was out

Re: cannot commit ... sticky tags

2002-01-07 Thread Mike Castle
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 05:12:44PM -0800, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: Today, as I go to check in several files, I did a cvs update. No problem. cvs update -A mrc -- Mike Castle [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.netcom.com/~dalgoda/ We are all of us living in the shadow of Manhattan. --

cvs diff -D yesterday returns lots of changes on branch on 1.11

2002-01-07 Thread Matthew Herrmann
Hi, cvs diff -D yesterday returns lots of spurious changes on a branch on 1.11, when I use a release tag instead it works correctly. has this bug been fixed on the dev version? Regards, Matthew Herrmann -- Far Edge Technology Level 11, 80 Mount St North

RE: cannot commit ... sticky tags

2002-01-07 Thread Teala Spitzbarth
Yes, the sticky tags just mean that the tree you were working in was pulled (or the one you used to create) the Release_Aug21_2001 tag, they haven't been put on every file in any different way than when you tagged the tree before you left. Developers that have been working in sandboxes pulled

Re: a tag layer on cvs

2002-01-07 Thread Kaz Kylheku
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Matthew Herrmann wrote: hi all, what do people think about the idea of a project which sits on top of cvs and provides another level of abstraction to branching, merging, revision management etc. I'm working on one already, but with a different initial focus from

Re: a tag layer on cvs

2002-01-07 Thread Paul Sander
Why not build these features into CVS directly? It'd save an enormous amount of runtime overhead. --- Forwarded mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Matthew Herrmann wrote: hi all, what do people think about the idea of a project which sits on top of cvs and provides

Re: request for log option to specifically exclude the first tag, workaround for cvs log -r -r

2002-01-07 Thread Paul Sander
Have you looked at rinfo? It does what you ask, for a single RCS file. You'd have wrap it in a script that traverses your repository to see all changes in your project. You could also combine it with lmerge to produce more concise reports. Both of these programs are available at

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Third-party binary files, keyword expansion probs.

2002-01-07 Thread Nicholas Catanchin
Hi folks, I'm a little stuck on something. Hope someone can help me out. I want to import a third-party source that contains binary (and text) files. All the text files contain the $Id$ keyword... I want to preserve the values for these, and not replace them with my own info. When I run import

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Re: Third-party binary files, keyword expansion probs.

2002-01-07 Thread Greg A. Woods
[ On Tuesday, January 8, 2002 at 16:09:33 (+1000), Nicholas Catanchin wrote: ] Subject: Third-party binary files, keyword expansion probs. Greg: In a message you wrote once you said: What you need to do is to _always_ check out your vendor branched modules with the (sticky) '-ko' option. In