Re: CVS checkout source code for different branches

M Z wrote:
> Final, I tried:
>
> $ cvs -z3 -d
> :pserver:anoncvs:password(at)anoncvs(dot)postgresql(dot)org:/projects/cvsroot co
> -r REL8_3_STABLE -P pgsql
>
> Checked file configure.in <http://configure.in>. Around line 20, there
> is line:
> AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [8.3.9], [pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>])
>
> Not sure that indicates version 8.3.9?
>
> But still, is there a testing/developing version for 8.3? I remember
> Alvaro made a patch to contrib/xml2/xpath.c. What is that version? and
> How can get this version? Is there a way I can list all branches /
> versions in CVS server?
>

I've already told you how to see all the tags/branches - use the "cvs
log" command on a longstanding file like "configure.in".

REL8_3_STABLE is the branch to develop against for the 8.3 series of
releases. But unless you're fixing a bug it's pointless - we never add
features to the stable branches, we only make bug fixes. And for this
purpose bugs are defined fairly conservatively. All feature work should
normally be done against HEAD.

What exactly are you wanting to do with the back branches?

cheers

andrew