[Cvsnt] Using cvs diff -D "date" when working on a branch

Marcus Picasso marcus.picasso at nospamkolumbus.fi
Mon May 27 12:37:43 BST 2002


I just learned this is normal behaviour of CVS, so please disregard my
original post.

-Marcus.

"Marcus Picasso" <marcus.picasso at nospamkolumbus.fi> wrote in message
news:acg0aq$9h1$1 at sisko.nothing-on.tv...
> Hi,
>
> this is probably not CVSNT -specific, but anyone know if this is supposed
to
> work? I get the following error, when trying to do a diff with a given
date,
> when working on a branch:
>
> $ cvs diff -D "yesterday" foo.c
> cvs server: foo.c is a new entry, no comparison available
>
> I'm using CVSNT 1.11.1.3, with command line client. Here is more info
about
> the file I was trying to diff:
>
> $ cvs log foo.c
> RCS file: d:/repository/project/Attic/foo.c,v
> Working file: foo.c
> head: 1.1
> branch:
> locks: strict
> access list:
> symbolic names:
>         SOME-TAG-NAME-DEVE: 1.1.2.1.0.2
>         SOME-TAG-NAME-DEVD-3: 1.1.2.1
>         SOME-TAG-NAME-DEVD-2: 1.1.2.1
>         SOME-TAG-NAME-DEVD: 1.1.0.2
> keyword substitution: kv
> total revisions: 3;     selected revisions: 3
> description:
> ----------------------------
> revision 1.1
> date: 2002/05/13 12:50:58;  author: me;  state: dead;
> branches:  1.1.2;
> file foo.c was initially added on branch SOME_TAG_NAME-DEVD.
> ----------------------------
> revision 1.1.2.2
> date: 2002/05/22 10:42:54;  author: you;  state: Exp;  lines: +26 -3
> no message
> ----------------------------
> revision 1.1.2.1
> date: 2002/05/13 12:50:58;  author: me;  state: Exp;  lines: +496 -0
> *** empty log message ***
>
============================================================================
> =
>
> $ cvs status foo.c
> ===================================================================
> File: foo.c             Status: Up-to-date
>
>    Working revision:    1.1.2.2
>    Repository revision: 1.1.2.2 d:/repository/project/Attic/foo.c,v
>    Sticky Tag:          SOME-TAG-NAME-DEVD (branch: 1.1.2)
>    Sticky Date:         (none)
>    Sticky Options:      (none)
>
> $ date
> Wed May 22 14:36:10  2002
>
> $ cvs diff -D "yesterday" foo.c
> cvs server: foo.c is a new entry, no comparison available
>
> Thanx in advance,
> -Marcus.
>
>
>
>
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