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Re: Keeping 2.0 source tree up to date
On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 12:58, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 05:17:46PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>
> >> Whats the recommended way to keep a 2.0 source tree up to date
> >> with bug fixes?
>
> I guess the answer is "there isn't one". Once you decide to
> use an "official" snapshot, you're more-or-less stuck.
>
> >> Do I need to try to get BOFH to allow access to the CVS tree?
>
> I've been trying to figure out how to use cvs to do something
> useful, and I'm stumped. Since the latest "official" source
> tree has all of the directories renamed (2.0 vs. current),
> there doesn't seem to be any way for me to use cvs to compare
> my ecos-2.0 source tree with the "head".
>
Sadly this naming convention does make using CVS difficult.
> >> Is there an official archive of approved patches somewhere that
> >> can be downloaded?
>
> Apparently no.
>
> > eCos does not use the linux model of a stable version and a
> > development version.
>
> Nor does it appear to use the "cvs" model. Since the 2.0
> directory structure doesn't match the CVS database, I can't
> figure out how to use cvs to find out what's changed either.
>
That's only true for the release branches. In general, we do all
of our work against "current" which is exactly the CVS trunk.
> > If you want a certified release which has had extensive testing
> > like 2.0 had, you need to contact the commercial support
> > people.
>
> No, what I want is an automated way to find out what's changed
> since 2.0. If I knew it would be useful, I could probably
> argue BOFH into allowing access to the CVS server.
>
One way to get this is to generate diffs (on the CVS trunk) using
the release tag, e.g.
cvs diff -r ecos-v2_0-release
If you can't use CVS though, you're rather stuck.
Note: I've done this just today (to test the theory) and can make
the patches available on my website. Try:
http://www.mlbassoc.com/ecos_patches/diffs-2003-09-22.gz
If this is useful to the community, I can automate this and post
the diffs, probably once a week.
--
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates
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