NAME
rcsfreeze - freeze a configuration of sources checked in under RCS
SYNOPSIS
rcsfreeze [
name]
DESCRIPTION
rcsfreeze assigns a symbolic revision number to a set of RCS files that
form a valid configuration.
The idea is to run
rcsfreeze each time a new version is checked in. A
unique symbolic name (
C_number, where
number is increased
each time
rcsfreeze is run) is then assigned to the most recent
revision of each RCS file of the main trunk.
An optional
name argument to
rcsfreeze gives a symbolic name to
the configuration. The unique identifier is still generated and is listed in
the log file but it will not appear as part of the symbolic revision name in
the actual RCS files.
A log message is requested from the user for future reference.
The shell script works only on all RCS files at one time. All changed files must
be checked in already. Run
rcsclean(1) first and see whether any
sources remain in the current directory.
FILES
- RCS/.rcsfreeze.ver
- version number
- RCS/.rcsfreeze.log
- log messages, most recent first
AUTHOR
Stephan v. Bechtolsheim
SEE ALSO
co(1), rcs(1), rcsclean(1), rlog(1)
BUGS
rcsfreeze does not check whether any sources are checked out and
modified.
Although both source file names and RCS file names are accepted, they are not
paired as usual with RCS commands.
Error checking is rudimentary.
rcsfreeze is just an optional example shell script, and should not be
taken too seriously. See CVS for a more complete solution.