Re: Why is revision on 1st import 1.1.1.1 instead of 1.1?

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Sunday, June 24, 2001 at 13:40:56 (+0200), Felix von Delius wrote: ]
> Subject: Why is revision on 1st import 1.1.1.1 instead of 1.1?
>
> I have a question about a CVS behaviour that makes me wonder for a
> long time. When I import some files with the following command:
> 
>   $ cvs import -m "1st import" some/path/in/repository mygroup start
> 
> their revision numbers are all 1.1.1.1 - after a change+commit they
> become 1.2, but why aren't they they 1.1 before? Is there a way to
> make them 1.1 immediately on import?
> 
> Any hints appreciated!

RTFM!  ;-)  It's all in the manual.

(your quick, serious, hint is because the "cvs import" command is
designed to create a vendor-branched module -- 1.1.1 is the vendor
branch on which you commit, er, import, third party code to)

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