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CVS: Check out branch at specific date

I want to check out a project at a specific date on a specific branch in CVS.

Do you know how I can do this via the command line?

Solution

  • To get all files for a particular date on the branch, check out the branchpoint and then update with all changes between the branchpoint and the desired date. For example

    BRANCH="gcc-3_2-branch"
DATE="2002-09-01"
cvs co -r ${BRANCH}point gcc
cvs up -d -j${BRANCH}point -j${BRANCH}:"${DATE}"

    https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-12/msg01341.html