RE: Annotate of Log output wrong

[Jim.Hyslop]

Todd Denniston wrote:
> If I Recall Correctly, $Log:$ is expanded on checkout, so the last
> (chronological) log entry seen in a Log in a sandbox has not yet been
> checked into CVS.
> Therefore, the repository knows nothing about it, and can not 
> annotate what
> to it does not exist.
I believe your memory is correct ;=)

I just created a test file with the $Log$ keyword and examined the ,v file.
The information in there supports what you just said.

> Please read some of the information in the above links & 
> comments, and see
> if you still believe that 1) it is a bug (please drop a line 
> to the list
> either way), and 2) that you could convince others to accept 
> a change you
> made supporting the Log keyword. 
I would not support any change to the behaviour of the Log keyword. I think
CVS should store an exact image of the file I checked in - I really don't
like the idea of anything changing things around on me.

OTOH, it might be OK to modify the behaviour of the 'annotate' command to
mimic the expansion behaviour of the checkout/update command. If someone
were inclined to write such a patch ;=)

-- 
Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )