Re: Diff`s for MOL

[Michel <dae...@st...>]

Alan Buxey wrote:

> by the way, is this some CVS 'thing' or am i making an ooops, but to do a
> commit i must use the full line: eg
> 
> cvs -d:ext:ala...@cv...:/cvsroot/linux-apus
> commit -r mol-branch 2.2/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
> 
> because when i use the -d part as a CVSROOT, I get prompted for password,
> but then when i do a plain
> 
> cvs commit -r mol-branch 2.2/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
> 
> i get told that theres no password....

You need to be inside the tree for CVS to figure out the repository root
itself (it's in the CVS subdirectories).


> > My opinion is that if someone wants to deal with this low-level code in
> > development, he should take the time to learn about using CVS branches.
>                ^^
> 
> or she, one forever hopes!  okay, i can agree - what i can offer, then, is
> some help to anyone wanting to learn  (though I'm still open to people
> emailing me changes if it'll accelerate any progress 8-) )

The problem I forgot to mention: If people want to email any changes, they'll
have to check out the branch first, so they have to learn using branches.


Michel


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