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Wed May  1 15:38:26 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Tags): Document un-revision of all-uppercase tag
    names.

Wed Apr 24 08:41:51 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Password authentication security): Rewrite sentence
    on complex and unknown security bugs to clarify that it is
    referring to people who have been give access to cvs, not to holes
    in the authentication method (which is relatively simple).

Tue Apr 23 09:31:29 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Wrappers): Talk about what -m does (and does not
    do).  Other minor edits.

Wed Apr 17 15:27:03 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (rcsinfo): Rewrite paragraph concerning remote CVS.
    * cvsclient.texi (Responses): Document Template response.

Sun Apr 14 16:01:39 1996  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * .cvsignore: added CVSvn.texi.

Wed Apr 10 16:56:21 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (~/.cvsrc): Mention setting global options with "cvs".

    * cvs.texinfo (release): Change "modules" to "directories".
    Release does not take module names as arguments.

    * cvs.texinfo (Creating a branch): Add comments about how we
    should better document tagging the branchpoint.

Tue Apr  9 19:59:45 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Top): Use @value{CVSVN}, not a vague refenece to 1.4.

    * cvs.texinfo (From other version control systems): New node.

Mon Apr  8 15:59:37 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Connection and Authentication): Revise kerberos
    and pserver sections to reflect the fact that port 2401 is now
    officially registered.

Thu Mar 28 09:51:13 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (History browsing): Reinstate this node.  Try to get
    it into some minimally useful state (it still needs a lot of
    work).
    (annotate): New node, subnode of History browing.

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Add annotate request.

Tue Mar 26 08:46:39 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: In various examples, change tag names to avoid tag
    names reserved to CVS.

    * cvs.texinfo (Tags): Document what is a valid tag name.

    * cvs.texinfo (Substitution modes): Try to describe how the
    various keyword expansion settings interract.
    (Binary files): Suggest cvs update -A, not removing file and then
    updating it, to get effect of new keyword expansion options.

    * cvs.texinfo (admin options): Mention CVS's use of `dead' state.

Thu Mar 21 08:25:17 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Environment variables): Expand introduction to RCS
    environment variables.  Expand and correct CVS_SERVER_SLEEP.

    * cvs.texinfo (Environment variables): Remove POSIXLY_CORRECT; cvs
    requires options to precede arguments regardless of it.

Thu Mar 21 08:18:42 1996  Norbert Kiesel <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Remove paragrahps about a forthcoming CVS
          newsgroup and about sending patches to think.com.
          (Environment): Document some more (all?) used environment
          variables.

Wed Mar 20 09:44:21 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Introduction): New node.
    * Makefile.in: Add cruft to reflect fact that cvsclient.texi now
    uses CVSvn.texi.

Mon Mar 18 14:43:53 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Add Case request.

Wed Mar 13 16:01:47 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Connection and Authentication): New node.

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Expand discussion of Root a bit.

    * cvs.texinfo (Setting up): Don't refer to INSTALL file; revise to
    reflect some information which had been in the INSTALL file.

    * cvs.texinfo (history file): Update to reflect cvsinit -> cvs
    init.  Adjust discussion of whether history file format is
    documented.
    (Setting up): Update to reflect cvsinit -> cvs init.

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Document init request.

Thu Feb 29 10:08:31 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (loginfo example): Adjust example to reflect the way
    that CVS actually works.  Add comments questioning whether that is
    the best behavior.

    * cvs.texinfo (cvsignore): Document additions to default ignore list.

Mon Feb 26 13:48:01 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Filenames): New node, documents / vs \, etc.

Wed Feb 24 1996  Marcus Daniels  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Password authentication server): Mention
    support for imaginary usernames.

Thu Feb 15 16:34:56 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Variables): Add new internal variable $USER.

Wed Feb 14 22:52:58 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (export, admin): Document -k option to cvs export.

    * cvs.texinfo (admin options): Mention using -l, -u, -L, and -U in
    conjunction with rcslock.pl.

Mon Feb 12 16:38:41 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Remove references to mkmodules.

Sun Feb 11 12:31:36 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi: Add Set request.

    * cvs.texinfo (Variables): Rewrite to reflect user variables
    replacing environment variables; motivate the discussion better.
    (Global options): Add -s option.

Sat Feb 10 11:18:37 1996  Jim Blandy  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Variables): Fix @table commands.

Fri Feb  9 17:31:18 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Variables): New node.

    * Makefile.in (CVSvn.texi): New rule.
    (OBJDIR_DISTFILES): Add CVSvn.texi.
    (cvs.dvi,cvs.info): Add cruft to deal with it being in build dir
    or srcdir.
    * cvs.texinfo: Include CVSvn.texi and use the version number from
    it instead of a hardcoded version number and date.

Thu Feb  1 13:28:03 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Sticky tags): Expand so it really documents the
    features it is talking about rather than referring to "Appendix
    A".  Add example of how to restore the old version of a dead
    file.  In various other parts of the manual refer to this node, in
    some cases deleting duplicative text.  In the case of cvs admin
    -b, mention vendor branch usage.
    (Removing files): Discuss removing files (in user-visible terms,
    not in terms of the Attic and such).
    (remove): Remove node; merge contents into Removing files.

Tue Jan 30 17:52:06 1996  Jim Blandy  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Tweak @top node, to make file compatible with both
    makeinfo and texinfo-format-buffer.  Perhaps we should fix the
    formatters to agree on what constitutes valid texinfo.

Mon Jan 29 16:38:33 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Requirements): New node, to talk about required
    versus optional parts of the protocol.

Sun Jan 28 09:00:34 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Modes): Add discussion what what the mode really
    means (across diverse operating systems).

Tue Jan 23 12:54:57 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Per mail from Per Cederqvist, change author to "Per
    Cederqvist et al".  Also remove sentence about Signum shipping
    hardcopy manuals and add information on Cyclic.  Change version
    number to 1.6.87.

Fri Jan 12 15:29:39 1996  Vince Demarco  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Fix the documentation for the com/uncom change
    to wrap/unwrap. make everything consistant

Wed Jan 10 16:11:54 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Concurrency): Add index entries; minor clarification.

Tue Jan  9 16:03:39 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Getting Notified): Document users file.

    * cvs.texinfo (cvsignore): Add *.obj to list of ignored files.

Wed Jan  3 17:01:58 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (import): Adjust list of ignored files to match
    recent change to CVS (CVS* -> CVS CVS.adm).  Consolidate
    discussion of ignored files in one place (with xrefs from others).

    * cvsclient.texi: Remove How To node.  It was out of date
    (again!), and I am getting sick of trying to update it (internals
    documentation should be in the comments, where it at least has a
    fighting chance of staying up to date).
    (Protocol): Say what \n and \t mean in this document.

Tue Jan  2 23:39:32 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Wrappers): Change comb/uncom to wrap/unwrap.

Mon Jan  2 23:00:00 1996  Vince Demarco  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: update the Wrappers documentation so it isn't
    so NEXTSTEP centric. The wrappers code has alot of other
    general uses. The new version of the documentation tryes
    to show that to the reader.

Mon Jan  1 13:09:39 1996  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Responses): Clarify that Module-expansion is not
    suitable for passing to co.

Sun Dec 31 10:53:47 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Password authentication server): Suggest specifying
    -b in inetd.conf.

    * cvs.texinfo (Password authentication): Variety of cleanups and
    minor fixes, including shorter node names.

Sun Dec 24 02:37:51 1995  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * cvs.texinfo (Using the client with password authentication):
        tixed fypos.

Sun Dec 24 00:00:16 1995  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * cvs.texinfo (Remote repositories): use @code{rsh} most places,
        because it is the name of a program, and because I am a pedant.
        Refer to new node "Password authenticated".
        (Password authenticated): new node.
        (Setting up the server for password authentication): new node.
        (Using the client with password authentication): new node.
        (Security considerations with password authentication): new node.

        These are all really long node names, but it seems necessary that
        they be descriptive in case they're referenced elsewhere.  If you
        can think of a way out of this, please change them.

Thu Dec 21 12:09:34 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Add Questionable.  Revise
    documentation of export and update to explain role of -I option.

Tue Dec 19 16:44:18 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Update binary files info for -kb.

Mon Dec 11 12:20:55 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Responses): Add Notified and Mode.
    (Requests): Add Notify, noop, watch-on, watch-off, watch-add,
    watch-remove, watchers, and editors.
    * cvs.texinfo (Watches): New node, to describe new developer
    communication features.

Thu Nov 23 08:59:09 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (admin options): In saying that cvs admin -o is not
    such a good way to undo a change, refer to the section which
    describes the preferred way.

Thu Nov 13 16:39:03 1995  Fred Fish  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile.in: Remove extraneous tab from empty line.

Mon Nov 13 15:00:26 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Concurrency): New node, to describe user-visible
    behaviors associated with cvs locks.

    * cvs.texinfo (Remote repositories): Add more details of how to
    set things up (with rsh and kerberos).

Thu Nov  9 11:41:37 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Remove -Q and -q options from command synopses.

Wed Nov  8 09:38:00 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (Notes): Revise paragraph on server memory use
    problem.

Tue Nov  7 16:26:39 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Document merging more than once from a branch;
    miscellaneous cleanups.

Mon Oct 30 13:12:53 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (modules): Document -e.

Thu Oct 26 11:15:40 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Tags): Update "version" vs. "revision" for CVS 1.5.
    (Index,BUGS): Change bug reporting address from Per Cederqvist to
    [e-mail].

Wed Oct 25 15:37:05 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Miscellaneous minor changes (clean up CVS/Root
    stuff, don't say release requires a module entry, etc.).

Tue Oct 24 11:01:22 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: More precisely describe scope of document.
    * cvsclient.texi: Describe scope of document

Thu Oct 12 11:25:40 1995  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * cvs.texinfo: cover page now refers to CVS 1.6, and "last
        updated" date has been upped to today.

Wed Oct 11 22:30:10 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile.in (info): Look for *.info* either in build dir or in
        srcdir.

Mon Oct  2 17:10:49 1995  Norbert Kiesel  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (admin): Describe usage of CVS_ADMIN_GROUP to
    restrict usage of admin.

Fri Oct  6 21:17:50 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (~/.cvsrc): Document change to command name matching.

Thu Oct  5 18:03:41 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile.in (install-info): Add comment about srcdir.

Wed Sep 13 12:45:53 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Moving files): Rewrite "Outside" node to clarify
    that history is still there and describe how to get it.  Assorted
    cleanups.

Tue Sep 12 19:02:47 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo (Removing files): Remove section on limitations
    which are gone now that we have death support.

Wed Aug 30 12:32:29 1995  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * cvs.texinfo (Remote Repositories): new node, referred to from
        `Basics' and `Repository'.
        (Repository): documented new `-d' vs. `$CVSROOT' vs. `CVS/Root'
        behavior.
        (commitinfo): document client/server-case behavior.
        (editinfo):   document client/server-case behavior.
        (loginfo):    document client/server-case behavior.
        (rcsinfo):    document client/server-case behavior.

Mon Aug 21 00:23:45 1995  Jim Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvsclient.texi (How To): The way to force rsh is to set
    CVS_CLIENT_PORT to -1, not to some bogus value.

Tue Aug 15 17:12:08 1995  Karl Fogel  <[e-mail]>

        * cvs.texinfo
        (Basic concepts): talk about remote repositories.
        (Repository): same.

Mon Jul 24 19:09:12 1995  James Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Remove references to -q and -Q command options.

Fri Jul 21 10:33:07 1995  Vince DeMarco <[e-mail]>

    * cvs.texinfo: Changes for CVSEDITOR and wrappers.

Thu Jul 13 23:04:12 CDT 1995  Jim Meyering  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (cvs-paper.ps): *Never* redirect output directly to
    the target (usu $@) of a rule.  Instead, redirect to a temporary
    file, and then move that temporary to the target.  I chose to
    name temporary files $@-t.  Remember to be careful that the length
    of the temporary file name not exceed the 14-character limit.

Sun Jul  9 19:03:00 1995  Greg A. Woods  <[e-mail]>

    * doc/cvs.texinfo:
    - document '-q' for 'cvs status'
    - correction to regexp use in *info files
    - correction to use of 'cvsinit' script
    (from previous local changes)

Tue Jun 20 18:57:55 1995  James Kingdon  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile.in (dist-dir): Depend on $(OBJDIR_DISTFILES).

Fri Jun 16 21:56:16 1995  Karl Fogel <[e-mail]>
              and Jim Meyering <[e-mail]>

    * update.c (update_file_proc): If noexec, just write 'C', don't merge.

Fri Jun 16 07:56:04 1995  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvs-paper.ps: Added.

Sat May 27 08:46:00 1995  Jim Meyering  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (Makefile): Regenerate only Makefile in current
    directory when Makefile.in is out of date.  Depend on ../config.status.

Sat May 27 08:08:18 1995  Jim Meyering  ([e-mail])

    * doc/Makefile.in (realclean): Remove more postscript and info files.

Fri Apr 28 22:44:06 1995  Jim Blandy  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile.in (DISTFILES): Updated.
    (doc): Depend on cvsclient.ps too.
    (cvs.aux, cvsclient.aux): Add target.
    (cvsclient.dvi): Don't nuke the aux file.  They're small and
    helpful.
    (cvsclient.ps): New target.
    (dist-dir): Renamed from dist; changed to work with DISTDIR
    variable from parent.

Sun Apr 23 22:13:18 1995  Noel Cragg  <[e-mail]>

    * Makefile: Added more files to the `clean' target.
    * .cvsignore: Added the same files.

Mon Nov 28 10:22:46 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Notes): Remove item about commit options; now
    fixed.  Rewrite paragraph about server memory usage.

    * cvsclient.texi (Responses): Add Set-checkin-prog and
    Set-update-prog.
    (Requests): Add Checkin-prog and Update-prog.
    * cvsclient.texi (TODO): Remove last item (it is fixed) and node.

Fri Nov 18 16:51:36 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Requests): Add Max-dotdot.

Thu Nov  3 07:04:24 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add Directory request.
    (TODO): Remove item about renaming directories.
    (Protocol): Change @subheading to @node/@section.

Fri Oct 28 07:51:13 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add expand-module request and
    Module-expansion response.
    (Protocol Notes, TODO): Remove items about cvs co funkiness.

Wed Oct 12 19:49:36 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add Copy-file response.

    * cvsclient.texi (How To): Correct item about where declaration
    of cvs commands go.

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add new commands.  Merge description
    of how commands work which was duplicated among the various
    commands.  Formatting cleanups.
    (TODO): Remove item about bad error message on checking in a
    nonexistent file; this works now (presumably fixed by the
    Unchanged stuff).
    (Notes): Remove thing about trying unsupported commands via NFS,
    rdist, etc.  Also remove item about some commands not being
    supported.  There are no unsupported commands anymore.

Tue Sep 13 13:28:52 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Document New-entry response.

Mon Sep 12 06:35:15 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Clarify that checksum is of patched
    file, not patch itself.  Fix typo (valid-requests -> Valid-requests).

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Document Sticky request and
    Set-sticky and Clear-sticky responses.
    (Notes): Remove sticky tags from todo list.

Thu Sep  8 14:23:58 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Document Static-directory requests
    and Set-static-directory and Clear-static-directory responses.
    (Notes): Remove Entries.Static support from todo list.

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Document Unchanged and UseUnchanged
    requests.  Update documentation of Entry and Lost accordingly.

Mon Aug 22 14:08:21 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Goals): Remove mention of rsh.
    (Protocol Notes, TODO): Remove compression item.
    (Protocol): Document "status" request.
    (TODO): Remove suggestion to add "cvs status".

Tue Jul 19 10:02:53 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (install-info): Do not depend upon installdirs.

Fri Jul 15 12:56:53 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (all): Do not depend upon info.
    (install): Do not depend upon install-info.

Thu Jul  7 20:43:12 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add Checksum response.

Thu Jun 30 15:16:50 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Add Global_option request.

Wed Jun 29 14:09:42 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi: Describe sending patches, including the dummy
    update-patches request and the Patched response.  Mention Kerberos
    authentication using ``cvs kserver''.  Some other minor changes.

Tue Jun 28 15:21:06 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol Notes): Remove note about sending diffs
    in Updated; Ian did it.  Remove note about adding encryption to rsh.

Sat May  7 10:44:30 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi (Protocol): Document Modified without Entry.  Add
    `add' and `remove' and `Remove-entry'.  Formatting cleanups.

Tue Apr 19 01:29:04 1994  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * cvsclient.texi:  New node How To; cleanups throughout.
    * Makefile.in:  Add dependencies on cvsclient.texi.