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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: HELP! cvs server: sticky tag `HEAD' for file `pipes.cpp' is not
From:       Lars Knoll <Lars.Knoll () mpi-hd ! mpg ! de>
Date:       1999-05-27 9:01:37
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On Thu, 27 May 1999, David Faure wrote:

> On Thu, May 27, 1999 at 01:28:03AM +0200, Harri Porten wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 May 1999, David Faure wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, May 27, 1999 at 12:45:17AM +0200, Lars Doelle wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > David, this works. I was using -r HEAD. Does this
> > > > mean that the HEAD branch is dead and i should
> > > dead ? who said dead ?
> > > The HEAD branch is the default one in a CVS repository.
> > > (when there is no branching at all).
> > > 
> > > It's just that "-r HEAD" is a twisted way of asking for the latest stuff.
> > > -A does it properly.
> > > -r is for branches...
> > 
> > An example of "-r HEAD" usage: "cvs diff -r HEAD" gives you the between 
> > your local data and the CURRENT CVS, i.e. in case someone edited the CVS 
> > sources while you have been hacking at home as well.
> 
> cvs diff thefile.cc 
> does it as well, FWIW.
> 
No, it gives you the diff between the version on your HD and the version
you checked out. If someone comitted something in the meanwhile, you
wouldn't see it.

Cheers,
Lars

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