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I'm using CVS on Windows (with the WinCVS front end), and would like to add details of the last check in to the email from our automated build process, whenever a build fails, in order to make it easier to fix.
I need to know the files that have changed, the user that changed them, and the comment.
I've been trying to work out the command line options, but never seem to get accurate results (either get too many result rather than just from one checkin, or details of some random check in from two weeks ago)
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Whenever you commit a file you specify a log message. To look through the log messages which have been specified for every revision which has been committed, use the cvs log command (see section log--Print out log information for files).
Use “cvs checkout” giving the name of the directory in the cvs repository you want to checkout, where the name you give is a directory under CVSROOT, presently $CD_SOFT/cvs (eg app/alh, script). The directory you give, and all subdirectories, will be placed in your working directory.
Usually, you call cvs diff with at least one -r tag or -D date command option. If you invoke it with a single -r or -D parameter, CVS compares the current copy in the working directory with the version in the repository.
The cvs log command displays information about files, directories, or modules. You pass a parameter to specify which file, directory, or module you are interested in. If you don't specify anything, cvs log displays log information about all files in the current sandbox directory.
CVS doesn't group change sets like other version control systems do; each file has its own, independent version number and history. This is one of the deficiencies in CVS that prompts people to move to a newer VC.
That said, there are ways you could accomplish your goal. The easiest might be to add a post-commit hook to send email or log to a file. Then, at least, you can group a set of commits together by looking at the time the emails are sent and who made the change.
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