Re: Info about tags

[Nick Patavalis]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 09:10:30AM -0500, Todd Denniston wrote:
> Nick Patavalis wrote:
> >
> > Take for instance this very real example (my source-tree is a
> > linux-kernel):
> > 
> >   cvs status -v Makefile
> > 
> > ===================================================================
> > File: Makefile          Status: Up-to-date
> > 
> >    Working revision:    1.1.1.2 Wed Oct 23 16:20:33 2002
> >    Repository revision: 1.1.1.2 
> > /home/npat/new_kernel/cvsroot/arm-linux/Makefile,v
> >    Sticky Tag:          (none)
> >    Sticky Date:         (none)
> >    Sticky Options:      (none)
> > 
> >    Existing Tags:
> >         T10     (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T9      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T8      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T7      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T6      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T5      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T4      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T3      (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T2*     (revision: 1.1.1.2)
> >         T2      (revision: 1.1.1.1)
> >         T1      (branch: 1.1.1)
> > 
> > and try to answer:
> > 
> >   which tag represents the most recent vendor-branch import?
> > 
> 

> easy follow the magic vendor branch 1.1.1.x, T10 is probably the tag that
> represents the most recent vendor-branch import.

No, as a matter of fact it's T2* !

> now the 'T2 (revision: 1.1.1.2)' and 'T2 (revision: 1.1.1.1)' looks
> funny,

Ok, this is a typo (I obviously edited the TAG names!). I 've flagged
the "second" T2 as "T2*"

> OK, wait a second...I see why you chose this file...I can not be
> SURE that the tag was applied during an import, I only assumed it
> was because it followed the form of the ones used for import, and I
> believe than any sane (or one who wanted to stay that way) person
> would use a different form of tag for their own work than they did
> for imports. I would need at least one more set of history to figure
> it out for sure. You got me.

Yep! That's the point.

> Yep that's right I am about to mention cvs2cl.pl again.

Looks helpfull, I 'll try it, but what I would like is a tool that produces
an output like this:

  *Trunk*
    TAG1
    TAG2
      Branch0
        TAG4
        TAG5
      Branch1
        TAG6
        TAG7
          Branch1_0
            TAG8
            TAG9
      Branch3
        TAG10

or something similar.

/npat

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