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Bo Berglund wrote: > OK, > so taginfo is changed. Very good! > Do you have a description on exactly what it does or do I have to > experiment? Is there a config switch between the new and old way? I > need to know the exact format of what is put on StdIn and what is sent > as command line params. It's in the comments in the taginfo file when you do 'cvs init'. The text is: The "taginfo" file is used to control pre-tag checks. The filter on the right is invoked with the following arguments: $1 -- tagname $2 -- operation "add" for tag, "mov" for tag -F, and "del" for tag -d $3 -- repository The filter is passed a series of filename/version pairs on its standard input A non-zero exit of the filter program will cause the tag to be aborted. > Given this I can proceed with my taginfo handling. I have already > tested the new method on the self-compiled version I have, but it > would be good to have an authoritative description. :-) > > And what is the final answer on the embedded space handling? Escaped > by one or two backslashes? Hopefully one, because that's all that should be needed. I'm not 100% sure I've got all the places it's done changed though. Tony