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Fix ncursesw build
author Stanislas Leduc <shann@slitaz.org>
date Thu May 25 10:56:33 2023 +0000 (19 months ago)
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Hans-G?nter@25263 1 The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files.
Hans-G?nter@25263 2 RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging
Hans-G?nter@25263 3 of revisions.
Hans-G?nter@25263 4 RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, including source code,
Hans-G?nter@25263 5 programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.
Hans-G?nter@25263 6
Hans-G?nter@25263 7 RCS was first developed by Walter F. Tichy at Purdue University in the early
Hans-G?nter@25263 8 1980s -- paper: RCS: A System for Version Control (1991) (troff, PostScript, PDF).
Hans-G?nter@25263 9 See also the Purdue RCS Homepage.
Hans-G?nter@25263 10
Hans-G?nter@25263 11 RCS design is an improvement from its predecessor Source Code Control System (SCCS)
Hans-G?nter@25263 12 (see GNU CSSC).
Hans-G?nter@25263 13 The improvements include an easier user interface and improved storage of versions
Hans-G?nter@25263 14 for faster retrieval.
Hans-G?nter@25263 15 RCS improves performance by storing an entire copy of the most recent version and
Hans-G?nter@25263 16 then stores reverse differences (called "deltas").
Hans-G?nter@25263 17 RCS uses GNU Diffutils to find the differences between versions.