Re: branch tip revision

Without checking out the files, you can get a list of the files with 
a given tag, using "cvs rls".  Then you can use "cvs rdiff", with the 
branch names, without checking out the files.  The only tricky part 
is files added to one tag, and those deleted from another tag.  Those 
will have to be exported and processed separately.

Lucille

--- In [email protected], "lucillek4" <lucillek4@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Rick for your reply.  Yes, cvs diff references the tip of 
the 
> branch, but this seems to only work if the files are checked out, 
> correct?
> 
> I want to run the script on the server side without checking out if 
> possible.  I've realized that you can't just use the first 2 fields 
> to identify a branch..  Multiple branches could have been created 
at 
> the same branch point.  Haven't figured out how to traverse a 
branch 
> (from branch point to tip) yet.
> 
> Maybe I'll just have to checkout..  would make it simplier.
> Lucille Hughes
> SCM
> CQG, Inc.
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Rick Genter" <rgenter@> wrote:
> >
> > Using the name of the branch tag in the cvs diff command 
references 
> the
> > tip of the branch, not the branch point.
> > 
> > --
> > Rick Genter
> > Principal Engineer
> > Silverlink Communications
> > <mailto:rgenter@>
> > (781) 425-5763
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
> > > On Behalf Of lucillek4
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 6:01 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [cvsgui] branch tip revision
> > > 
> > > Our setup:
> > > client: Windows - W2K, XP, or Win 2003 server. 
> > > WinCVS 2.0.3.1 (Build 1)
> > > cvs.exe is CVSNT 2.0.51d
> > > 
> > > server: Centos 2.6.11
> > > CVS 1.12.13
> > > 
> > > Using pserver connection.
> > > 
> > > Question: Is there a way to get the branch tip revision without 
> > > doing a checkout?
> > > 
> > > We use Apache, with viewcvs.cgi, which will return just the 
> revisions 
> > > on a given branch, so I think there must be a way to get the 
tip 
> or 
> > > last revision on a given branch.
> > > 
> > > Using native rcs on the server I can:
> > > rlog <file> | grep <branch>
> > > get first two numeric fields
> > > rlog <file> | grep <first_two_fields>
> > > the last "revision <revision_number>" is the revision on the 
tip 
> of 
> > > the branch.
> > > 
> > > Is there a more straightfoward way to get it?
> > > 
> > > I want to be get "cvs diff" between two branches (processing 
all 
> > > files in a module), but "cvs diff" requires revision numbers. 
> Branch 
> > > names will only give the branch point. Once I have the diff, 
> there 
> > > is further processing to determine lines of code changes.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any input.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > >
> >
>






 
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