Subject: Re: /usr/src/doc/CHANGES-2.1 revision numbers therein
To: Scott Presnell <srp@tworoads.net>
From: James Chacon <jmc@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 03/23/2005 13:14:49
On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 08:38:33AM -0800, Scott Presnell wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 	I'm tracking netbsd-2 via cvs, which as I understand
> it is the branch leading from 2.0 to 2.n. I actually read
> /usr/src/doc/CHANGES-2.1 for headsup on what's changing.
> I've found that the revision numbers in this document refer
> to the main cvs branch but I expected something more like:
> 
> CHANGES-2.1 => revision numbers for netbsd-2
> CHANGES-3   => revision numbers for main

The file tracks the revisions of changes that are pulled up.

So indicating file XXX and rev YYY means that the diffs from 

cvs diff -rYYY-1 -rYYY XXX

were pulled up into file XXX

> 
> Is this a "bug" or do I have a fundamental misunderstanding?
> 
> Also, why don't I see CHANGES-2.1 in the cvsweb:/src/doc directory?

Probably because it only exists on the branch.

James