From kde-devel Sun May 30 19:43:25 1999 From: Harri Porten Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 19:43:25 +0000 To: kde-devel Subject: Re: HELP! cvs server: sticky tag `HEAD' for file `pipes.cpp'isnot a branch X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=92809261903358 Dirk A. Mueller wrote: > > Harri Porten wrote: > > > To display the difference between your working file and the latest > > revision committed to your current branch, type: > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > cvs diff -r HEAD > > exactly the same as if you omit the -r option ;-) No ! No ! No ! :) The files in "your current branch" could have been changed by others after you have checked them out. Without the -r the comparison is done relative to the versions you checked out. HEAD != BASE. Read the FAQ. It contains a lot of useful information. I suggest to try it out yourself: wait for a message on kde-cvs@kde.org and compare the output of both alternatives. Harri. P.S. There are far too many posts on this simple topic. We better continue this discussion in private mail if it should go on any further.