# 
# patch "cvs_client.cc"
#  from [f7e4768c2794cbc302ba40f7939880ca0022edf8]
#    to [0169c7a9198d0660bb0a1cdb43aacfade543ca59]
# 
--- cvs_client.cc
+++ cvs_client.cc
@@ -931,7 +931,12 @@
       case st_rev:
       { std::string result=combine_result(lresult);
         unsigned len=0;
-        I(begins_with(result,"revision ",len));
+        if (!begins_with(result,"revision",len))
+        // accept ---------------------------- lines in changelogs
+        { description+=std::string(revisionend)+"\n"; 
+          state=st_desc;
+          goto reswitch;
+        }
         revision=result.substr(len);
         state=st_date_author;
         break;