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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: src .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 10/28/2018 +.\" Date: 11/27/2018 .\" Manual: \ \& .\" Source: \ \& .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "SRC" "1" "10/28/2018" "\ \&" "\ \&" +.TH "SRC" "1" "11/27/2018" "\ \&" "\ \&" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ You can explicitly select the RCS back end by making the first command keyword o By default, history files are kept in a hidden subdirectory named "\&.src"\&. But if you have an RCS subdirectory and no "\&.src", SRC will quietly operate on the files in the RCS directory in a completely backward\-compatible way\&. .SH "WORKING WITH SCCS" .sp -Using SCCS as a back end is also supported, with some limits due to missing features in SCCS: +Using SCCS as a back end is also supported, with some limits due to missing features in SCCS implementations: .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Using SCCS as a back end is also supported, with some limits due to missing feat .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} -all commands relating to tags and branches throw an error\&. +All commands relating to tags and branches throw an error\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ all commands relating to tags and branches throw an error\&. .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} -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\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 @@ -266,7 +266,18 @@ src cat does not necessarily pipe out binary data correctly\&. .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} -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\&. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +.ie n \{\ +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c +.\} +.el \{\ +.sp -1 +.IP \(bu 2.3 +.\} +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\&. .RE .sp The SCCS back end will be automatically selected when there is an "SCCS" subdirectory and no "\&.src" or "RCS" subdirectory\&. @@ -293,7 +304,7 @@ SRC is written in Python and requires 2\&.7 or later; it will run under Python 3 .sp 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\&. .sp -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\(cqs CSSC (Compatibly Stupid Source Control) will work; so will the SunOS and Schilling forks of AT&T SCCS\&. .sp The rcs\-fast\-import(1) tool at version 1\&.0 or later is required to support the \fIsrc fast\-import\fR command\&. .sp @@ -301,8 +312,6 @@ src will die gracefully with a useful error message when it fails due to a missi .SH "LIMITATIONS" .sp Branch deletions change the revision numbers of revisions downstream of the branch join\&. This behavior may change in a future release\&. -.sp -The SCCS backend has a Y2\&.1K problem that SRC cannot effectively work around and will probably not be fixed\&. .SH "REPORTING BUGS" .sp Report bugs to Eric S\&. Raymond <esr@thyrsus\&.com>\&. The project page is at http://catb\&.org/~esr/src |