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From: John Hay <jhay@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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Subject: Re: ctm-cvs-cur dealta 2716 broken
In-Reply-To: <199611212312.AAA23174@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Nov 22, 96 00:12:52 am"
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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 06:27:13 +0200 (SAT)
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> (Why the heck did you move this to -current?!)
> 
> As Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> 
> > Will a subsequent or re-issued cvs-cur.[] self correct ( I hope ) ?
> 
> Nope.  Think about it, it's impossible.  Once cvs-cur.XXXX didn't
> apply, no other subsequent delta will apply.
> 

But you can send a second (fixed) one with the same number and on most
systems it will just overwrite the previous one and everything will be
working. :-) :-) (Not that I'm suggesting that it be done.)

John
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John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za