Re: Obtaining the files modified/created after a failed/successful build of CVS repository

[Todd Denniston]

Gaurav Chhabra wrote, On 08/20/2008 09:38 AM:
> Hi,
>
>  
>
> We are using NetBeans for connecting to CVS and we are also using Cruise
> Control for automating build process. I want to know if there is any way
> through which I can come to know about the files that have been
> modified/created after a build has failed/succeeded.

Are you talking about current situation or the future?
For the future, I would suggest having Cruise Control start apply a tag[1] to 
what it checks out and builds.

For the past... cvs2cl and a bit of thinking on what date strings to use to 
apply tags.

>  Some command that I can
> run on the whole CVS repository that may provide me with the desired
> information.

cvs2cl[2] will help a lot, but with out tags, the info it gives you will be 
harder to use.
My favorite method of using it is: `cvs2cl -r -t`

> Though there is a cruise control log file that states everything but getting
> only the required data from that log file will be akin to searching a needle
> in a haystack.

I fear with out tags finding the info from CVS will be similar.



[1] Not a single tag, but give CC a way to build a tag that the humans will A) 
know is CC's tag, B) be able to figure out applies to which build.
A simplistic method to make the tag would be (in bash)
export ThisCCTag=CC_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`
or if you need more resolution :)
export ThisCCTag=CC_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S%N`

[2] http://www.red-bean.com/cvs2cl/
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Todd Denniston
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