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Re: Add tagging info within perl comments/header


From: Todd Denniston
Subject: Re: Add tagging info within perl comments/header
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:21:41 -0500

Kevin Old wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Please forgive this basic question, but after searching google for
> "cvs tagging in header" I have not turned up anything and am not
> really sure what other term(s) to use.
> 
> I've seen these types of headers used in various languages, and would
> like to add them to my own.
> 
<SNIP>
> #  $Log: Parser.pm,v $
<SNIP> 
> Will someone please point me to the documentation that shows how I can do 
> this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin

You are looking for the RCS keywords, in particular $Log:$ [1].
however I think many people[2] would advise you against using them, as they
cause problems[3] when merging[4], and you can get the same data from CVS
directly using `cvs log` or `cvs2cl`[5], or some other cvs logging tool.

[1] https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_12.html#IDX188

[2]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=rcs+keywords&submit=Search%21&idxname=info-cvs&max=20&result=normal&sort=score
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/2001-07/msg00190.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=%24Log%24&submit=Search%21&idxname=info-cvs&max=10&result=normal&sort=score

[3] https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_12.html#SEC102
[4] https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_5.html#SEC64
[5] http://www.red-bean.com/cvs2cl/


Happy reading.
-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter




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