Re: Embedding a RCS token in uname -i

2011-06-22 Thread Karl Vogel
>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:21:46 -0600 (MDT), >> Dennis Glatting said: D> My goal is to provide a mechanism where I can identify that kernels D> built on a group of machines are running the same kernel built from a D> configuration under RCS. How can I customized the curren

Embedding a RCS token in uname -i

2011-06-21 Thread Dennis Glatting
I have kernel configuration files (e.g., a custom GENERIC) under RCS. For example: == # $Revision: 1.1$ cpu HAMMER ident GENERIC == I want to add that "1.1" to the end of GENERIC such that it becomes: == # $Revision:

Re: RCS not working...how do I reinstall?

2009-02-25 Thread Jon Radel
Antonio Rieser wrote: Hi, When I try to use the RCS version controll system, I have the following problems. Suppose I have a file called 'foo', and I run the command, ci foo ... (success)... co foo Then the version of foo that (I thought) I checked out is not writable. Furth

RCS not working...how do I reinstall?

2009-02-25 Thread Antonio Rieser
Hi, When I try to use the RCS version controll system, I have the following problems. Suppose I have a file called 'foo', and I run the command, > ci foo ... (success)... > co foo Then the version of foo that (I thought) I checked out is not writable. Furthermore, if I no

RCS tutorial (was: Re: "$Id: index.html,v 1.46 2004...)

2004-10-02 Thread Tom Huppi
ull. It's all over the place. A quick search pulls it up here for instance: http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1184/sam9812a/ I'm one of those guys who is paranoid about forgetting how I did something or what I did to a machine, so I try to use RCS religiously for sys-admin details. N

Re: RCS

2004-01-06 Thread Scott W
Shawn Guillemette wrote: Once apon a time I worked for a company that had used somthing called "RCS" to protect files from being writen to by more then one user at the same time. Im now in a situation where that would become helpful. I have read the man pages on RCS and

Re: RCS

2004-01-05 Thread HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER
Hi Shawn, Depending on your needs, I would suggest checking out CVS (cvshome.org). The CVS system is built on top of RCS and designed to manage entire software projects. The CVS client comes base system in BSD and most *NIX systems. Take a look at cvsd (http://tiefighter.et.tudelft.nl

Re: RCS

2004-01-05 Thread Dan Pelleg
"Shawn Guillemette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Once apon a time I worked for a company that had used somthing called "RCS" to > protect files from being writen to by more then one user at the same time. > > > > Im now in a situation where th

RCS

2004-01-05 Thread Shawn Guillemette
Once apon a time I worked for a company that had used somthing called "RCS" to protect files from being writen to by more then one user at the same time. Im now in a situation where that would become helpful. I have read the man pages on RCS and looked for documantation on the web

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Alden Louis-Pierre
Thanks everyone. I now understand RCS, so for each directory I plan to co/ci there should be an RCS directory. Thank You Alden Louis-Pierre ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson wrote to Jez Hancock: > To both of you, ci -l is your friend. and, of course, ci -u does the same thing, but leaves the revision unlocked. You'll use both. - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com 901-1st Avenue North - Sask

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Ryan Thompson
Alden Louis-Pierre wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > I'm learning how to use the RCS utility. I never knew such a tool > existed. I understand the commands and concept, > but as always I need some enlightment with the following question: > > /home/apierre/RCS - my RCS dire

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Ryan Thompson
Jez Hancock wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I then issue 'co -l httpd.conf' to check the file back out again and > lock it to use it. and Scott W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PS- Remember to always at least do a co after initial > checkin, as ci without other param

RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Alden Louis-Pierre
I'm learning how to use the RCS utility. I never knew such a tool existed. I understand the commands and concept, but as always I need some enlightment with the following question: /home/apierre/RCS - my RCS directory /home/apierre/Prog/C/Joy_of_C/chp_1 - the location of my C files f

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Scott W
No- IIRC, the default sis to look for an RCS subdirectory within the directory of the original file, failing that, the delta/file will be checked in to the local directory. This is generally 'the right behavior,' as RCS doesn't inherently store directory structures, so each

Re: RCS question

2003-10-26 Thread Jez Hancock
On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 06:17:18PM -0500, Alden Louis-Pierre wrote: > >I'm learning how to use the RCS utility. I never knew such a tool > existed. I understand the commands and concept, > but as always I need some enlightment with the following question: > > /ho