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  48                         <h3 class="entry-header">CVS Report bug</h3>
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  51                               <p>The more I look into CVS the less I understand. Perhaps you can help me...</p>
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  53 <p>For the file los178/sys/kernel/getmem.c I see the following:</p>
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  55 saturn:cvs log getmem.c
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  57 RCS file: /cvs/los178-cvs/los178/sys/kernel/getmem.c,v
  58 Working file: getmem.c
  59 head: 1.2
  60 branch:
  61 locks: strict
  62 access list:
  63 symbolic names:
  64        DEV_LOS178_2p1p0_ppc_20050503: 1.1.1.1.2.1
  65        REL_LOS178_2p0p0-branch: 1.1.1.1.0.4
  66                  ...
  67        REL_LOS178RSC_2p0p0_ppc_FCS: 1.1.1.1
  68                  ...
  69 saturn:cvs st getmem.c
  70 ===================================================================
  71 File: getmem.c          Status: Up-to-date
  72
  73   Working revision:    1.1.1.1
  74   Repository revision: 1.1.1.1 /cvs/los178-cvs/los178/sys/kernel/getmem.c,v
  75   Sticky Tag:          REL_LOS178_2p0p0_ppc_FCS (revision: 1.1.1.1)
  76   Sticky Date:         (none)
  77   Sticky Options:      -ko
  78 </pre></div>
  79 <p>In particular here notice that head says 1.2 but the current working revision is 1.1.1.1. The CVS Report does a:</p>
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  81 saturn:cvs diff --brief -r HEAD getmem.c
  82 saturn:
  83 </pre></div>
  84 <p>Does this mean that there is no difference between 1.1.1.1 and 1.2?!? However if I do:</p>
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  86 saturn:cvs diff --brief -r 1.2 getmem.c
  87 Index: getmem.c
  88 ===================================================================
  89 RCS file: /cvs/los178-cvs/los178/sys/kernel/getmem.c,v
  90 retrieving revision 1.2
  91 retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
  92 diff --brief -r1.2 -r1.1.1.1
  93 Files /tmp/cvsvGa4M1 and /tmp/cvswGa4M1 differ
  94 saturn:
  95 </pre></div>
  96 <p>Why is this so? Doesn't -r HEAD mean 1.2 in this instance?</p>
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 103                            <span class="post-footers">Posted by  on May  9, 2005  2:59 PM</span> <span class="separator">|</span> <a class="permalink" href="http://defaria.com/blogs/Status/archives/000352.html">Permalink</a>
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