[Asterisk-Users] new CVS Checkout

[Steven Critchfield]

On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 10:32, rnc Info Lists wrote:
> > On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 16:41, Joe Dennick wrote:
> >> I just updated yesterday, but I did a complete rm -Rf for all of the
> >> following directories:
> >>      /usr/src/zaptel
> >>      /usr/src/zapata
> >>      /usr/src/libpri
> >>      /usr/src/asterisk
> >>
> >> Then I did a new cvs checkout for all four of those items before
> >> recompiling them (make clean; make install) in the same order.
> >>
> >> My Asterisk now states that its running Version CVS-12/12/03-09:47:51.
> >
> > I use make update. In the Makefile under update: is the instruction rm
> > -f .version
> >
> > --
> > Dave Cotton <dcotton at linuxautrement.com>
> >
> 
> Thanks to everyone who replied to this question.  I got rid of the hidden
> files and reloaded from CVS. It is ok now.    Guess over the next days
> I'll go through the archives and learn a bit more about using CVS to
> maintain updates.

While reading up on CVS is a good thing and I do not wish to dissuade
you, I doubt you will find anything in there about the .version file.
The .version file is just something created by the make file so you can
track your version somewhat usefully. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>