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Glen Starrett wrote: >>1) Repetitive merges from a branch requires special handling, because > > you only > >>want to apply changes that were not already made, see >> >>http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html#Multiple_Merges > > > Note that the above does not apply to cvsnt--see the discussions on > "mergepoint". Mergepoint remembers where a file was last merged from > another and uses that to correctly determine the common ancestor. > Oops, you're right. I forgot that Tony had added that (the nice examples from the free book predate that). I always use the "Flying Fish" model, so any branches are short-lived and don't need multiple merges... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748