strange cvsweb display (was: Re: cvs commit: src UPDATING src/sys/conf NOTES files src/sys/boot/forth loader.conf src/sys/sys soundcard.h src/sys/dev/sound driver.c src/sys/dev/sound/isa ad1816.c ess.c mss.c sb16.c sb8.c sbc.c src/sys/dev/sound/pci als4000.c atiixp.c ...)

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2006.01.02 12:08:45 +0100, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Kent Stewart <kstewart at owt.com> wrote:
> 
> [CCing current@]
> 
> >On Friday 30 December 2005 11:55 am, you wrote:
> >>netchild    2005-12-30 19:55:55 UTC
> >>
> >>  FreeBSD src repository
> >>
> >>  Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_6)
> >>    .                    UPDATING
> >>    sys/conf             NOTES files
> ><snip>
> >>  Revision     Changes    Path
> >>  1.416.2.12   +5 -0      src/UPDATING
> >
> >Something strange is going on with the mods to UPDATING. If you use
> >cvsweb to look at the history, only your BP change shows up and none of
> >the December mods can be viewed. When you cvsup RELENG_6, they are in
> >the downloaded src.
> 
> I can confirm that only the branch point entry of RELENG_6 is visible in
> cvsweb.
> 
> Does anyone out there knows the reason for this?

Yes, the history for UPDATING contains a commit log message which
looks like for format cvs uses to seperate entries which in turn
confuses cvsweb.  fenner wrote about the problem in more detail some
time ago (probably on the src commit list).

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen
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