Lele Gaifax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> 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.
That's what I'd assume it would do, too. However, it doesn't seem to
be true. Here's a concrete example:
cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/tcl rlog -d '2005-11-08<'
tcl/ChangeLog
(You may need to do a login, empty password.)
You get revisions 1.1453.2.551, 1.1453.2.550, etc.
Compare that with the results if you pass a -b flag:
cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/tcl rlog -b -d '2005-11-08<'
tcl/ChangeLog
I think the latter's what's wanted. I guess 9 times out of 10 it
makes no odds, since branches other than the trunk tend to be fairly
inactive, CVS being so poor at merging.
(I think my email suggested tailor was at fault. Really it's CVS's
fault: it ought to behave as you describe, even though I guess it's
kind of logical, and maybe sometimes useful, to get revisions from a
date regardless of branch.)
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