>>>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Bruce> How do I get CVS changes on the trunk, since some date?  I
    Bruce> was assuming just specifying a date would do that:
    Bruce> start-revision = 2005-10-01 00:00:00

That seems right: any string that begins with a digit is assumed to be
a valid CVS date.

    Bruce> So that's what I did.  I was only using the result in trac,
    Bruce> so I didn't notice that it doesn't do what I expected.
    Bruce> Instead, it gets all changes since that date, regardless of
    Bruce> branch, which is logical I guess, although I'm not sure it
    Bruce> would make a useful repository.

Surely not, but that's definitely *not* what tailor was born for.

    Bruce> Is there some magic branchname I can give that represents
    Bruce> the trunk?  I'm guessing there isn't, since CVS seems to
    Bruce> have a magic flag -b:

When no branch name is specified, CVS assumes main trunk.

    Bruce>    * -b - Prints log information about the default branch
    Bruce> only (usually the highest branch on the trunk).  This is
    Bruce> usually done to avoid printing the log messages for side
    Bruce> branches of development.

    Bruce> I think for most files I'm interested in, the branch "1"
    Bruce> will do, but that feels like a cheat, and I have a nasty
    Bruce> feeling not all of our repository stuck at 1.

Maybe I'm missing the point, or maybe a regression slipped in.

ciao, lele.
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