Re: Exact branching date?

[Jim Hyslop]

Sensei wrote:
> Hi. I'm new to branching, I always used it just as tagging versions,  
> never joining back with head... so pleas excuse me being naive :)
>
> I'd like to know if it's possible to know the exact date when a  
> branching has been applied, without sticky dates, since I have none  in 
> my repository.
>
> I'd like to diff some versions with the head, but using diff files  from 
> the original branching date to the lates branched version, and  then but 
> it back on head... but I need the branching date! :)

In future, instead of relying on the date always apply a non-branch tag 
at the same time as the branch tag. I usually recommend that you create 
the non-branch tag first, then use the -r option to create the branch 
tag, e.g.:

cvs tag branch_name_base
cvs tag -r branch_name_base -b branch_name

Now, you don't have to try to figure out when the tag was applied, you 
just specify '-r branch_name_base' in your diff command.

--
Jim