[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] manual: cvs: document that a date can be used instead of a tag

[Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>]

Fabio, All,

On 2015-04-18 18:54 +0200, Fabio Porcedda spake thusly:
> Also instead of using the generic word "timestamp" use the word "tag".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabio Porcedda <fabio.porcedda@gmail.com>
> ---
>  docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> index 8cf6bb6..be754a2 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
>       Only anonymous pserver mode is supported.
>       +LIBFOO_SITE+ 'must' contain the source URL as well as the remote
>       repository directory. The module is the package name.
> -     +LIBFOO_VERSION+ is 'mandatory' and 'must' be a timestamp.
> +     +LIBFOO_VERSION+ is 'mandatory' and 'must' be a tag or a date.

I'd like we document the format of the date we recognise. Because, IIRC,
cvs accepts 'yesterday' as a date format, and that would be interpreted
as a tag with the current code.

So maybe, just state something like:

    ... or a date (YYYYMMDD:hhmmss)

Or whatever is a date format recognised.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

>    ** +git+ for retrieving source code from a Git repository. Used by
>       default when +LIBFOO_SITE+ begins with +git://+. The downloaded
>       source code is cached as with the +svn+
> -- 
> 2.3.5
> 

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