web/2106: Can't read CVS diffs from gcc-cvs.gnu.org archive

[Brad Lucier]

The following reply was made to PR web/2106; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Brad Lucier <lucier@math.purdue.edu>
To: lucier@math.purdue.edu, pedwards@disaster.jaj.com
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: web/2106: Can't read CVS diffs from gcc-cvs.gnu.org archive
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:36:24 -0500 (EST)

 > From pedwards@disaster.jaj.com  Mon Feb 26 16:39:23 2001
 > > >Description:
 > > When I try to read the new test case in the second link of
 > > 
 > > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-cvs/2001-02/msg00688.html
 > > 
 > > I get the message:
 > > 
 > > Error
 > > 
 > > Error: Malformed query "cvsroot=gcc&r1=NONE&r2=1.1" 
 >                                       ^^^^^^^
 > That's a known problem with cvsweb; a corner case for diff'ing against a
 > brand new file.  Since for a brand new file you'd be looking at the whole
 > file contents anyway, you can just trim the end down to "cvsroot=gcc"
 > and skip the revision numbers.  Annoying, but it works, and how often do
 > new files get added as opposed to merely being changed...
 
 Thank you for the explanation.
 
 > > In fact, I haven't been able to read any CVS changes
 > > from the web pages for a while now.
 > 
 > That's not normal, however.  What happens when looking through files which
 > have been there for a while?
 
 Try the second diff at
 
 http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-cvs/2001-02/msg00678.html
 
 Or have I been trying only "corner case"s?
 
 Brad