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Re: Generating checkin differences between two tags on same branch


From: Todd Denniston
Subject: Re: Generating checkin differences between two tags on same branch
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:37:06 -0500

"Godavarthi, Manasa" wrote:
> 
> Could someone please help me with this situation. I waited and waited and I 
> did not get any help.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Manasa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:address@hidden Behalf
> Of Godavarthi, Manasa
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:24 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Generating checkin differences between two tags on same branch
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a script to generate the list of checkins that went between two tags 
> in CVS.
> 
> The problem I am facing is that when the file gets changed/added for the 
> first time on the branch, entries generated by CVS for such file (a dead 1.1
> entry) are not shown.
> 
> That generates wrong checkin report which I have to manually correct later 
> using 'cvs log'.
> Sometimes this causes a lot of pain to edit the reports manually.
> 
> Is there a better way for doing this?
> Or is there a way to tell CVS to show the dead 1.1 entries also?
> 
try cvs2cl[1] and see if it does what you wanted (or can be made to through
its XML output option).
When I use it as "cvs2cl -t -r" it gives an output of the form
"
2004-01-30 14:44  phil

        * testing/uml-2.6.gdbinit (1.1): file uml-2.6.gdbinit was initially
        added on branch rel-0_7-branch.
"

[1]
http://www.red-bean.com/cvs2cl/

> Thanks in advance,
> Manasa

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




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