FW: cvs import & checkout -D date_spec

[Chen, Susie]

It does not seem time zone is the issue here, unless I 
misunderstood something. Both the server and the client are in 
the same time zone. As I said, the same CVS checkout command,

        cvs checkout -D <date_spec> -r <branch tag> <file path>

used to work with the 1st import. It does not work after the 
2nd import. And because the import was for a branch, I have to 
re-tag so that a check out picks up the latest (i.e. the 2nd 
import). Indeed, a checkout without the -D works fine and 
picks up the latest. And checkout with -D and without -r also 
works fine. There seems to be some conflict between -D & -r. 
But what's interesting is that checkout with -D and -r works 
fine before the 2nd import!

sc

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]]Chen, Susie writes:
]]> 
]]> After a 2nd import, checkout -D date_spec did not checked 
]]out. The same
]]> checkout command works fine for the 1st import. Does anyone 
]]has similar
]]> experiences to share? FYI, the import was for binaries 
]]libraries. And yes,
]]> -I! was used in the import, so there is no question if the 
]]binaries were in
]]> the repository. And checkout without the -D option works 
]]fine as well.
]]
]]Are you sure you're specifying the date correctly?  CVS displays dates
]]in UTC but dates in commands that don't include a timezone (like UTC)
]]are interpreted as local time.
]]
]]-Larry Jones
]]
]]It works on the same principle as electroshock therapy. -- Calvin
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