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Re: SUSPECT: Re: SUSPECT: Adding a Tag After the Fact
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Jake Colman |
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Re: SUSPECT: Re: SUSPECT: Adding a Tag After the Fact |
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Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:32:58 -0500 |
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>>>>> "LJ" == Larry Jones <address@hidden> writes:
LJ> Ted Stern writes:
>>
>> The key issue here is that Jake wants to put the tag on a branch, based
>> on a date. Simply updating to the date is not sufficient.
LJ> In that case, you *have* to use update & tag in CVS 1.11 because
LJ> neither tag nor rtag allow you to specify both a date and a tag in
LJ> 1.11 but update (and checkout) does.
>> Besides, rtag can be *much* faster than update + tag, depending on the
>> speed of the network connection.
LJ> It can, but isn't correct better than fast?
>> I understand that there is a -r BRANCH:DATE option for rtag in newer
>> 1.12.X versions, is that correct? If so, how would you enter the
>> format for a date such as the one I entered above?
LJ> cvs rtag -r "branchname:YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM" VERSION_TAGNAME
LJ> modulename
LJ> -Larry Jones
LJ> I'll be a hulking, surly teen-ager before you know it!! -- Calvin
We are using CVS 1.11.4. What would be the correct rtag syntax for tagging
the 'PAS_5_1' branch with latest revision on as of April 7, 2007? This
would allow me to fetch and build the sources for the PAS_5_1 patch that was
released (but not tagged) on that day.
Thanks.
....Jake
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