[Python-Dev] RELEASED: Python 2.2.1 (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh@python.net
11 Apr 2002 15:23:28 +0100

Neal Norwitz <neal@metaslash.com> writes:

Michael Hudson wrote:

> > > alias sup='cvs -z3 -q update -d -P' > > > > > > It's the -d -P part that does it. > > > > Or add a .cvsrc file to your home directory: > > > > update -dP > > Hmm. It seems that > > up -dP > > in your .cvsrc doesn't do what you might think... It's worked for me for years, AFAIK. What do you think it does? Are you suggesting it should be -d -P?

I dunno. But it turns out I already had "up -dP" in my .cvsrc, and you can be sure I ran "cvs up" several times before building the 221 tarball.

Whether it's the up/update thing or the -dP/-d -P thing, I don't know.

Cheers, M.

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