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Re: branching


From: Ted Teddy
Subject: Re: branching
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:00:02 -0700 (PDT)

When i do a cvs status -v box.java

Working revision:    1.3
   Repository revision: ......

Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

   Existing Tags:
        branch_two                      (branch:
1.2.4)
        branch_one                      (branch:
1.2.2)


But it is not telling me what are the versions in each
branch..... like branch 1.2.4 has got 1.2.4.1 ,
1.2.4.2 etc.


--- Rob Helmer <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello Ted,
> 
> 
> cvs status -v 
> 
> should give you the info you want.
> 
> Use "cvs diff" to see differences between
> tags/dates. 
> 
> This is also pretty easy to script out if you have
> specific 
> requirements.
> 
> 
> 
> HTH,
> Rob Helmer
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 04:01:56PM -0700, Ted Teddy
> wrote:
> > Ok..lets assume..we got n branches from main
> trunk.
> > Now Im in main trunk. I want to see..how many
> branches
> > are there? 
> > 
> > b) what are the files are different between main
> trunk
> > and branch? if so..what branch name or number?
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > --- Ted Teddy <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Ok...
> > > 
> > > I was playing around branching...
> > > 
> > > i created a folder cvs_test. and a java file
> called
> > > test.java in it
> > > 
> > > executed following cmd
> > > cvs tag -b rel-1-0-patches
> > > (So i created a branch called
> > > rel-1-0-patches)Correct
> > > me if Im wrong!
> > > 
> > > did :
> > > cvs update -r rel-1-0-patches
> > > 
> > > when i do cvs update on test.java it tells me im
> on
> > > branch 1.2.2. Thats fine..
> > > now i make changes..1.2.3 , 1.2.4 in branch and
> > > commit
> > > it.
> > > 
> > > Now if I want to work on same file, test.java
> which
> > > is
> > > on main trunk.. how do i do that?
> > > how do i switch to main trunk and start working
> on
> > > that file...
> > > 
> > > thanks
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- Shailesh Garg <address@hidden
> > > lickmarks.com> wrote:
> > > > Does anybody know about name of big companies
> > > using
> > > > CVS?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -Shailesh
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kostur, Andre
> [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:56 AM
> > > > To: 'Lucas Chan'; 'address@hidden'
> > > > Subject: RE: Use of CVS on large scales
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Let's see, other major projects using CVS....
> > > > 
> > > > KDE?
> > > > Mozilla?
> > > > anything on SourceForge.net?
> > > > come to think of it, I think _Sourceforge.net_
> > > > itself is in CVS?
> > > > 
> > > > We actually looked at a few source code
> control
> > > > tools, and we couldn't
> > > > justify the astronomical costs of ClearCase. 
> If
> > > CVS
> > > > wasn't our choice,
> > > > our
> > > > next one was going to be Perforce.
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Lucas Chan
> > > [mailto:address@hidden
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2001 6:41 PM
> > > > To: 'address@hidden'
> > > > Subject: Use of CVS on large scales
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Guys,
> > > > 
> > > > We are currently looking at implementing some
> kind
> > > > of version control
> > > > system.  We have been trialling CVS for the
> past
> > > few
> > > > weeks, storing
> > > > sources
> > > > on a FreeBSD machine and using WinCVS on our
> > > > development machines.  It
> > > > seems
> > > > that this is exactly what we're looking for.
> > > > 
> > > > I have struck a problem that I'm hoping some
> of
> > > you
> > > > can help me with.
> > > > 
> > > > Our company hired a "testing expert" a week or
> so
> > > > ago, and he is
> > > > currently
> > > > opposing our move to roll out WinCVS.
> > > > 
> > > > This is because:
> > > > a) He's never heard of it.
> > > > b) He doubts that it is scalable enough for
> us.
> > > > c) He believes that anything that's free
> _must_
> > > have
> > > > disadvantages (as
> > > > opposed to Clearcase for example).
> > > > 
> > > > This didn't go down too well with me (or my
> team)
> > > > because:
> > > > a) For someone who's supposed to be an expert
> on
> > > > testing systems, it
> > > > surprises me that he's never heard of CVS.
> > > > b) When talking about scalability, I gave the
> > > > example that FreeBSD
> > > > itself is
> > > > maintained using CVS.  i.e. implying that
> we're
> > > only
> > > > building web sites,
> > > > not
> > > > whole operating systems.  This didn't seem to
> be
> > > > good enough evidence
> > > > for
> > > > him.
> > > > c) And of course, I'm a FreeBSD and Open
> Source
> > > fan.
> > > > 
> > > > So, to cut to the chase... it would be great
> if
> > > some
> > > > of you could show
> > > > me
> > > > where to find further information about CVS.
> > > > 
> > > > I'm particularly interested in it's uses for
> > > > (really)large scale
> > > > projects,
> > > > perhaps even some stats on the quantity of
> sources
> > > > it can maintain, any
> > > > advantages it has over commercial source
> control
> > > > products, etc.  I've
> > > > checked out the CVS web site but none of the
> > > > information there was
> > > > useful in
> > > > this context.
> > > > 
> > > > Something like... a case study of a large
> software
> > > > company using CVS
> > > > would
> > > > be pefect (I imagine).
> 
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