[dundee] cvs stuff

Jonathan Riddell dundee at lists.lug.org.uk
Tue Aug 12 11:19:00 2003


On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 08:20:22PM +0100, Keir Lawson wrote:
> how can i, within a script (.sh), automatically detect whether a newer
> version of a program is in cvs without actually downloading it.

CVS doesn't contain programs, only source files.  If you're compareing
it to a current CVS repositry you have 
cvs -n update
will show you what files have been updated without actually
downloading them.

> ps. when  is the next meeting? i think this one should be arranged well
> in advanced.

Hopefully September 1st.  Suggestions for things to do would be good.

Jonathan Riddell