I (finally) created a CVSNT server instance on my pc to test this. I normally use TortoiseCVS as the client. Can I use it for this? If not, what are my choices? In either case, where can I find out how to do it?
(If this isn't the right forum to ask, please point me in the right direction.) Thank you, Shawn > -----Original Message----- > From: Arthur Barrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:36 AM > To: Shawn Matlock; [email protected] > Subject: RE: automated rollback tag > > Shawn, > > > CVS version 1.11.17 > > > > I'm trying to work out a method to create a rollback tag. > > > . > . > . > > > > My solution is to create a Perl script: > > 1. check out the RC3 tag > > 2. *individually* update each file to RELEASE <-- slow/painful > > 3. tag all the working copy with RC3_rollback > > > > Is there a better solution to this? > > Use CVSNT (Linux/Unix/Mac/Win, GPL just like CVS) for each commit it > automatically creates a "commit id" and you can also specify user defined > change sets (eg: job numbers or bug numbers) and update/merge based on the > user defined bug number or the commit id. > > If you want "modern CM" features like change sets and mergepoints and > access control lists then I suggest you use CVSNT - one of the reasons > there are "two" CVS projects is so CVSNT can implement all this new > functionality. > > Regards, > > > Arthur Barrett
