Re: How to checkout old version from repository

[Riechers, Matthew W]

Xicheng Jia wrote:
> 
> If the latest revision in my repository(my_cvs) is Ver_1_5,
> I want to checkout an older revision(Ver_1_2) to a new place,
> what should I do? Are the following two steps OK?
> 
>    cvs checkout my_cvs
>    cvs checkout -r Ver_1_2 my_cvs
> 
> Is there any better way to checkout old revision of my_cvs?

You only need to do one checkout. The second one is really an update.

As an aside, I've found that it's easier to organize "sticky" sandboxes
by using meaningful directory names, like "my_cvs-Ver_1_2".

-Matt