Re: How does log translate to diff

At 9:59 AM -0700 8/30/03, Marc Singer wrote:
>I'm trying to understand how I can interpret log entries and fetch
>diffs accordingly.
>
>Here is what the log says:
>
> elf@florence ~...coastal/src > svn log
>file:///svn/coastal/tags/V_0_81/build/GNUmakefile.rules.in
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> rev 1163: unknown | 2003-08-29 14:50:15 -0700 (Fri, 29 Aug 2003) | 1 line
>
> This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'V_0_81'.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> rev 831: elf | 2002-09-30 09:07:03 -0700 (Mon, 30 Sep 2002) | 2 lines
>
> Adding support for GCC3.2
>
>I'd interpret this to mean that one line changed between these two
>revisions.

I think the "1 line" thing is just bogus. I always seem to get that
claim, no matter how much change has occurred.

>However, when I ask for a diff, I don't get what I expect.
>
> > svn diff -r831:1163
>file:///svn/coastal/tags/V_0_81/build/GNUmakefile.rules.in
>
> Index: GNUmakefile.rules.in
> ===================================================================
> --- GNUmakefile.rules.in (revision 0)

That part's surprising.

> +++ GNUmakefile.rules.in (revision 1163)
> @@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
> +# GNUmakefile.rules -*- Makefile -*-
> +# $Id: GNUmakefile.rules.in,v 1.6 2002/09/30 16:07:03 elf Exp $
> +#
> +# NOTES
> +# -----

Could it be that this really is the change made at rev 1163 (given my
claim that the "1" claim is just bogus)?

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