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Re: How properly to RTFM (was RE: Sendng updates to a directory)


From: Matt McClure
Subject: Re: How properly to RTFM (was RE: Sendng updates to a directory)
Date: 09 Oct 2001 11:53:12 -0400
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On Tue Oct 09 2001, 10:50, "Beachey, Kendric"
<address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Matt McClure [mailto:address@hidden
> 
> > On Tue Oct 09 2001, 07:59, Bryon Lape <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> > > Larry Jones wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Bryon Lape writes:
> > > >
> > > > > User joe checkouts files to his local devel area.  User joe is
> > > > > done and checks files back in.  CVS updates its database and
> > > > > then copies the updated files to the "shared development
> > > > > area".
> > > >
> > > > http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_18.html#SEC171
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the information, but as is typical in GNU software, the
> > > document makes little sense.  Where does one put such a line?
> > 
> > Scroll up a bit in the page.  C.7 is about the "loginfo" file.
> 
> Not to bust your chops too much, but, as is typical in GNU software, the
> document makes the most sense when you read all of it.  :-)
> 
> In addition to the Cederqvist manual, referenced above, there is some
> excellent documentation written by Karl Fogel, which is (mostly) available
> at http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html and which is also (entirely)
> available at your local bookstore in a bound volume published by Coriolis.
> It's well worth the money to get the printed version, especially now that
> the second edition has come out.

I think your reply was meant for the OP rather than me.  Notice that I
wrote:

> Scroll up a bit in the page.  C.7 is about the "loginfo" file.

whereas it was Bryon Lape who wrote:

> > > Thanks for the information, but as is typical in GNU software, the
> > > document makes little sense.  Where does one put such a line?

BTW, there's no need to reply via email.  I can read your followup in
the newsgroup.

-- 
Matt
http://www.faradic.net/~mmcclure/

    "I don't believe in rivalries.  I don't believe in curses.  Wake
     up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the (behind)."
        -Pedro Martinez


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