Re: Ampersand modules in the modules file of CVSROOT

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"Michael M?ler" <address@hidden> wrote in message news:<address@hidden>...
> Hi,
> 
> is there a possibility to control module versions of an ampersand module
> by the modules file in CVSROOT?
> 
> If I have an ampersand module in the modules file like
>    ampersand  &module1 &module2
> 
> That means a module ampersand composed of two
> other modules (module1 and module2).
> 
> By checking out the top of "ampersand" I would like to have the top of
> "module1" and a specific label (version, or even a branch) of "module2".
> 
> Can this be controlled directly via the modules file in CVSROOT?
> Or in other words:
>    Can the modules file contain entries to automatically
>    check out a specific version of a module then checking
>    out the top of the ampersand module ?
> 
> Ok, I can checkout something like a control file which checks out
> a specific versions of "module1" (top) and "module2" (label)
> in a second step.
> 
> But it would be easier to do it in one step and to control this
> via the modules file in CVSROOT.
> 
> Any advice will be appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> Michael

There is a patch around written by Scott Stanton that accomplish this
kind of behaviour. I have tested it patching cvsnt and it works OK.

Asked questions about why this patch wasn't incorporated into cvs main
but got no answers. Seems damn hard to get any enhancement into the
trunk... Anyone else but me using this patch?

The patch can be found by performing a google search on "'r' modules
patch"