Re: RFC: Readline 5.1 import

Elena Zannoni
2006-04-10T18:54:15Z

Daniel Jacobowitz writes:
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Elena Zannoni wrote:
> > Pls, make sure you do an import, not just a merge. I don't remember
> > the detailed procedure, and I don't have my notes here, but the import
> > was first done on a branch and various tags were used:
> >
> > readline-pre-43-import
> > readline_4_3-import-branch
> > readline_4_3-import-branchpoint
> > readline_4_3
>
> I guess you mean using "cvs import" and vendor branches.
>

Yes.

> I can do that, but I'd appreciate any advice; I've never managed to get
> cvs imports to behave properly, and I don't have my head wrapped around
> how it's supposed to work. What's the advantage over just correcting
> HEAD?
>

It's a cleaner process, and you can keep track of your local patches
on top of the original imported version. I can send you notes later
tonight on how to do it, I don't have them with me at work.
Here is what I did for the last import, but it doesn't help much.