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On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 22:49:59 +0000, Tony Hoyle <tmh at nodomain.org> wrote: >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 Then I think I got it covered, now I just need to get the many submodule emails collected into a single message. /Bo (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)