RE: Generating patches by diff'ing the current repository state w ith a tagged release.

[Jim.Hyslop]

Tate Austin wrote:
> version tag was. Then generate a patch based on that? So the 
> idea being that every time we perform a release, it marks 
> that release in CVS and so the next release it finds the 
> difference between the current files and the state the files 
> were in at the last tag in the cvs repository?  Is this 
> something cvs is capable of doing by default?  (i'm new to 
> using it beyond a distant file repository purpose)
Check out... er, that is, have a look at taginfo - it may do what you want:

https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.19/cvs_18.html#SEC177

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