# 
# 
# patch "basic_io.cc"
#  from [042b1a77b3120f06c9744193d166942a88c9da14]
#    to [710f0ead113a44b5158957bab7408a9480cbb0b6]
# 
# patch "mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.cc"
#  from [b4a1c3a5e813c5cd8ad5615d20bece0c67881260]
#    to [4aa8ce3cb6e5d3727103a927eb6c3dc3925ec33c]
# 
# patch "mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.hh"
#  from [6bd234f9e025b22dbc88a25ff1f8d23cc3a1a49c]
#    to [02ddaa333843077efbc0169196e919feecfa04c2]
# 
# patch "mtn_cvs/mtn_automate.cc"
#  from [c252fa47c7ba2809faf0efe5ddab59791420a63c]
#    to [95375ee8c341f5f2c4a653039f3f18f483eb9612]
# 
# patch "mtn_cvs/mtn_cvs.cc"
#  from [1dd846d33754c382e9c7b431ddba0822aaa94cad]
#    to [8feb40a9813c755fc8d6b4b82ba9c686af2387e1]
# 
============================================================
--- basic_io.cc	042b1a77b3120f06c9744193d166942a88c9da14
+++ basic_io.cc	710f0ead113a44b5158957bab7408a9480cbb0b6
@@ -176,6 +176,34 @@ string basic_io::parser::tt2str(token_ty
   return "TOK_UNKNOWN";
 }
 
+#ifdef BUILD_UNIT_TESTS
+#include "unit_tests.hh"
+//#include <sstream>
+
+UNIT_TEST(basic_io, binary_transparency)
+{
+  std::string testpattern;
+  for (unsigned i=0; i<256; ++i) testpattern+=char(i);
+
+  static symbol test("test");
+
+  basic_io::printer printer;
+  basic_io::stanza st;
+  st.push_str_pair(test, testpattern);
+  printer.print_stanza(st);
+  
+  basic_io::input_source source(printer.buf, "unit test string");
+  basic_io::tokenizer tokenizer(source);
+  basic_io::parser parser(tokenizer);
+  std::string t1;
+  parser.esym(test);
+  parser.sym();
+  parser.str(t1);
+  assert(testpattern==t1);
+}
+
+#endif // BUILD_UNIT_TESTS
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: C++
 // fill-column: 76
============================================================
--- mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.cc	b4a1c3a5e813c5cd8ad5615d20bece0c67881260
+++ mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.cc	4aa8ce3cb6e5d3727103a927eb6c3dc3925ec33c
@@ -1725,6 +1725,14 @@ void cvs_repository::takeover()
 //  store_modules();
 }
 
+void cvs_sync::test(mtncvs_state &app)
+{
+  I(!app.opts.revisions.empty());
+  app.open();
+  revision_id rid=*app.opts.revisions.begin();
+  app.get_revision_certs(rid);
+}
+
 // read in directory put into db
 void cvs_sync::takeover(mtncvs_state &app, const std::string &_module)
 { std::string root,module=_module,branch;
============================================================
--- mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.hh	6bd234f9e025b22dbc88a25ff1f8d23cc3a1a49c
+++ mtn_cvs/cvs_sync.hh	02ddaa333843077efbc0169196e919feecfa04c2
@@ -214,4 +214,5 @@ void takeover(mtncvs_state &app, const s
             std::string const& branch, mtncvs_state &app);
 void debug(const std::string &command, const std::string &arg, mtncvs_state &app);
 void takeover(mtncvs_state &app, const std::string &module);
+void test(mtncvs_state &app);
 } // end namespace cvs_sync
============================================================
--- mtn_cvs/mtn_automate.cc	c252fa47c7ba2809faf0efe5ddab59791420a63c
+++ mtn_cvs/mtn_automate.cc	95375ee8c341f5f2c4a653039f3f18f483eb9612
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <basic_io.hh>
 #include <constants.hh>
 #include <safe_map.hh>
+#include <fstream>
 
 using std::string;
 using std::make_pair;
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ std::vector<mtn_automate::certificate> m
 { std::vector<std::string> args;
   args.push_back(rid.inner()());
   std::string aresult=automate("certs",args);
-  
+
   basic_io::input_source source(aresult,"automate get_revision_certs result");
   basic_io::tokenizer tokenizer(source);
   basic_io::parser pa(tokenizer);
============================================================
--- mtn_cvs/mtn_cvs.cc	1dd846d33754c382e9c7b431ddba0822aaa94cad
+++ mtn_cvs/mtn_cvs.cc	8feb40a9813c755fc8d6b4b82ba9c686af2387e1
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ CMD(takeover, N_("working copy"), N_("[C
   cvs_sync::takeover(myapp, module);
 }
 
+CMD(test, N_("debug"), "", 
+      N_("attempt to parse certs"), 
+      options::opts::revision)
+{
+  if (args.size()) throw usage(name);
+  mtncvs_state &myapp=mtncvs_state::upcast(app);
+  cvs_sync::test(myapp);
+}
+
 #include <package_revision.h>
 
 using std::cout;