On Dec 10, 2007 5:20 PM, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karl Sjodahl - dunceor wrote: > > On Dec 10, 2007 8:14 AM, Amarendra Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> It appears that browsing OpenBSD src/ through cvsweb points to old > >> src, and not the latest one. For eg., > >> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/gnu/usr.bin/ turns up many > >> utilities which now have been moved under src/usr.bin/. > >> > >> Can someone clarify as to why do I see this difference? Or am I > >> missing something? Thanks in advance. > > > > It does point to the latest source code, it's just that in CVS you > > cannot remove directories. They will still be there but they contain > > no source code. > > Actually, they contain ALL the source code, and all the history. > That's what CVS is about: the ability to look at the HISTORY of code, > not just what is there right this moment. > > If you actually look, you will see that the old files are stored > in the "Attic", where they can be referred to in the future, should > the need arise.
Hey Nick, sorry to go against you, but do take a look at; http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/gnu/usr.bin/sudo/ It's been eliminated since there's a replacement by Todd under a non-GNU license. ~Mayuresh
