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

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 19/04/15 12:08, Fabio Porcedda wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> wrote:
>> 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)
> 
> What about this:
> (<YYYY>-<MM>-<DD>[T<HH><MM>[<SS>]] e.g 2015-12-20 or 2015-12-20T1010)

 Can a timezone be added to that? Playing with dates and times without timezone
is dangerous.

 Regards,
 Arnout

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