Re: Equivalent to "cvs log -rBASE::HEAD"?

[Jim Searle]

I found this question in the archives, but never saw an answer.  Is there a
way to get 'BASE' to work with 'cvs log'?

Thanks,
jim


From:   Slawomir Nowaczyk
Subject:        Equivalent to "cvs log -rBASE::HEAD"?
Date:   Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:57:49 +0200

Hello,

I would like to see cvs log messages for all the files and revisions
which will be updated by next "cvs update" command -- to get an idea
as to what has been changed.

Ideally, I would like to do "cvs log -rBASE::HEAD"

But log "-r" switch only accepts revisions, not tags (according to the
documentation). Somehow, the "HEAD" is working, but "BASE" is not (I
get "no revision `BASE' in ..." error message).

I can imagine checking each file's currently checked out revision
number and calling "cvs log" once per file... but is there an easier
solution?

Thanks in advice for any advices.

-- 
 Best wishes,
   Slawomir Nowaczyk

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