[cvsnt] Re: cvs info missing :local: protocol

Bo Berglund bo.berglund at telia.com
Tue Mar 30 03:57:31 BST 2004


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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:12:52 -0000, <jerzyk at wndtabs.com> wrote:

>Tony,
>
>> I'll look at it but it doesn't sound like it makes much sense to
>> be there...
>
>I am trying to use cvs info command to create CVSROOT string without any
>hardcoding. If cvs info doesn't mention :local: it would mean that I have to
>artificially "inject" the fake data to fool the whole parser that it is a
>protocol after all.
>
>In short - I prefer to move the "hardcoding" onto CVSNT side ;)
>
>You can have a preview of the current simple parser in the latest WinCvs
>1.3b17 and use it for testing if you like. Go to the Admin->Command Line,
>then select "CVSROOT" from Enter combobox and press the Go button. In an
>ideal world the local would yield similiar results to selecting :fork:
>protocol - no keywords.
>
>Best Regards,
>Jerzy
>

I guess that cvs info is a local command that is used to determine tha
capabilities of the local cvs.exe?
In that case why not assume that :local: is always there, because it
is?




/Bo
(Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)



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