[fpc-devel]bug in Changes.XXX file generation?

[Vincent Snijders]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: fpc-devel-admin at lists.freepascal.org [mailto:fpc-devel-
> > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:31:29 +0200, Vincent Snijders wrote
> >> I noticed that sometimes cvs-changes are not included in the
> >> Changes.lazarus
> >> file in fpc/logs.
> >>
> >> For example there was no entry for the adding of:
> >> http://www.freepascal.org/cgi-
> bin/viewcvs.cgi/projects/lazarus/components/im
> >> ages/imagesforlazarus.lpk
> >>
> >> There was no entry for this commit:
> >> http://www.freepascal.org/cgi-
> bin/viewcvs.cgi/projects/lazarus/ideintf/helpi
> >> ntf.pas.diff?r1=1.12&r2=1.13&sortby=date
> >>
> >> I might have something to do with new directories added.
> >
> > The detection of changes is based on the logs at the end of files,
AFAIR,
> > so
> > changes in any files missing these logs are ignored. One more reason to
> > make
> > sure at least all source files contain this log...
> 
> The changelog is created using the tool cvs2cl. It uses the output of 'cvs
> log' to create the files. You can download the tool yourself and test
> whether it works correct.
As far as I can see, the cvs log command needs a local version of the files
before it can execute. Is this true?

If this is true, is this local version also updated hourly with cvs update
-d -P?

Vincent.