RE: CVS Version change?

[Dirk Stoecker]

On Wed, 23 May 2001, Anders Truelsen wrote:

> > I need to change the version of one of my CVS files, as the 
> > version should
> > be used later in the release version using an automated script.
> 
> ????
> I don't get that. The revision number chanhges when-ever you change your
> file, otherwise you really should leave it alone, it is _not_ recommendable
> to change the revision number be hand.
> 
> Anyway, to change the revision of an unchanged file use 
>   cvs commit -r x.y -m"Forcing revision number to x.y" foo.cpp
> Note that x.y must be greater than the current revision number.

Thanks. Other also told me this and it is exactly what I searched.

> > Can anyone tell me how to do this (please by email, as I'm not on the
> > list)?
> 
> Why don't you join then ;-)

Maybe, because I try only using CVS for programming. Thus I'm not that
interessted in the system itself, but how it serves my needs. And it does
this very well. I had only this little problem until now :-)

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