Matthias Kaeppler <address@hidden> writes:
Hi,
it seems that CVS is completely built around versioning individual files, such
that every file has a revision number (which is perfectly fine, especially in
later stages of development where the changes usually concentrate on a single
few files).
However, especially in early phases of development, revising single files is
sort of too granular, because the changes are so huge.
It would be a lot better, if the versioning would happen on the module base,
i.e. you can commit the content of your sandbox as a new version of your
program rather than new versions of the individual files.
Is that possible somehow? I can't find any means at all in the documentation
to keep track and control the /program/ version instead of the individual
source file revisions.
"cvs tag" is your friend:
<quote manual>
Normally there is no reason to care about the revision numbers--it
is easier to treat them as internal numbers that CVS maintains, and tags
provide a better way to distinguish between things like release 1
versus release 2 of your product (*note Tags::).
</quote manual>
HTH