Re: WinCVS and 'cvs' using different date formats

[Larry Jones]

Scott Fagg writes:
> 
> I've noticed that WinCVS uses date formats like this:
> 
> Fri Jun 01 04:05:39 2001
> 
> While the command line linux cvs client uses this format:
> 
> Fri Jun  1 04:05:39 2001

This is a bug in most, if not all, versions of the Microsoft C Library:
the C Standard clearly requires the space, not a zero.  

> This causes me a problem when i'm using WinCVS and 'cvs' on the same
> project. If i checkin a page with cvs, then WinCVS is convinced that the
> file is not current. Running 'status' within wincvs fixes the problem.
> 
> Conversely if i check in a file using WinCVS, then 'cvs' is convinced
> that the page is not current.

There is code in the most recent release of CVS (1.11.1p1) to work
around this problem and I know the same changes have been made to
WinCVS, but I don't know whether they've been released or not.  I
suggest you upgrade both to the most recent releases available.

-Larry Jones

Like I'm going to get any sleep NOW. -- Calvin