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Date:      Sun, 07 Dec 1997 13:13:58 -0800
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        jbryant@unix.tfs.net
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: CVS tags (was: Re: emacs core dumping on -current?)
Message-ID:  <199712072113.NAA08160@austin.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <199712041259.GAA24107@unix.tfs.net>
References:  <199712041259.GAA24107@unix.tfs.net>

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In article <199712041259.GAA24107@unix.tfs.net>,
Jim Bryant  <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> wrote:

> > Does this imply that if you specify an invalid tag to cvs, it just
> > ignores it?
> > 
> > Greg
> 
> nope...  it just sends you -current!

It's not clear whether you were talking about cvs or CVSup, but in
either case that answer is incorrect.

If you specify an invalid tag to cvs, it will complain that the tag
is invalid and quit.

If you specify an invalid tag to CVSup, it will give you no files.

John
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   John Polstra                                       jdp@polstra.com
   John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                Seattle, Washington USA
   "Self-knowledge is always bad news."                 -- John Barth



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