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author | Dmitry Bogatov <KAction@debian.org> | 2018-12-01 21:23:55 +0000 |
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committer | Dmitry Bogatov <KAction@debian.org> | 2018-12-01 21:23:55 +0000 |
commit | d9614c9ab85ca891f62fc0be4a3bf2219f5d8e5e (patch) | |
tree | b132c8885a40b10c5919fc142d1ee569e4251322 /src.asc | |
parent | 486f4254b69321ca468f4349c8f8384a651c03ae (diff) |
New upstream version 1.21
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
@@ -233,13 +233,19 @@ backward-compatible way. == WORKING WITH SCCS == Using SCCS as a back end is also supported, with some limits due to -missing features in SCCS: +missing features in SCCS implementations: -* all commands relating to tags and branches throw an error. +* All commands relating to tags and branches throw an error. -* src cat does not necessarily pipe out binary data correctly. +* In CSSC SCCS, src cat does not necessarily pipe out binary data + correctly. This has been fixed in the SunOS and Schilling versions. -* the exec bit is not propagated between master and workfile. +* The exec bit is not propagated between master and workfile. This has + been fixed in the SunOS and Schilling versions. + +* The CSSC and SunOS SCCS backends have a Y2.1K problem that SRC + cannot effectively work around and will probably not be fixed. The + Schilling version has repaired this. The SCCS back end will be automatically selected when there is an "SCCS" subdirectory and no ".src" or "RCS" subdirectory. @@ -286,8 +292,9 @@ Python 3.x. If you wish to use the RCS support, the RCS tools at version 5.7 or later must be installed and accessible in your path. -If you wish to use the SCCS support, the CSSC (Compatibly Stupid Source -Control) system must be installed and accessible in your path. +If you wish to use the SCCS support, some implementation of SCCS must +be accessible. GNU's CSSC (Compatibly Stupid Source Control) will +work; so will the SunOS and Schilling forks of AT&T SCCS. The rcs-fast-import(1) tool at version 1.0 or later is required to support the 'src fast-import' command. @@ -300,9 +307,6 @@ due to a missing back end. Branch deletions change the revision numbers of revisions downstream of the branch join. This behavior may change in a future release. -The SCCS backend has a Y2.1K problem that SRC cannot effectively work -around and will probably not be fixed. - == REPORTING BUGS == Report bugs to Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>. The project page is |