rinfo 1.5

The "rinfo" program gives read-only access to meta-data stored in RCS
files, in a way that is more easily parsed automatically than the output
of the "rlog" program.  The following attributes are available:

- head revision
- default branch
- all symbolic names, optionally with their version or branch numbers
- all locks held
- one-line revision state summaries
- log messages for selected revisions

The output of the "rinfo" program is not necessarily readable by a human,
hence it is not a replacement for the "rlog" program in general use.  However,
it is useful for developing tools to gather data about revisions stored in
an RCS file, such as changelogs from one release to the next.

This version of the "rinfo" program was developed for use with RCS version
5.6, but it is likely to work with other versions.

Provided with this utility are its source code, a Makefile, and a man page.
The Software ChipSet reusable software component library is a prerequisite.
If the "cfile" component is available, the "rinfo" program can be configured
to read compressed RCS files.

To install the "rinfo" program, edit the Makefile as needed.  The LIBS,
CINCL, LINCL, INSTALLMAN, ROOT, and MANDIR macros are likely candidates
for change.  The invoke "make all" to build the program, and "make install"
to copy it to its final location.

This software is donated to the public domain by its author, Paul Sander
(paul@wakawaka.com).

History:

1.0 -- Initial release

1.1 -- Ported to Solaris 2.3

1.2 -- Ported to A/UX 3.0.1 and tidied up for distribution.

1.3 -- Ported to NetBSD/flex/Berkeley Yacc, fixed heap mismanagement, fixed
       bug in which -log required two version numbers on the command line.

1.4 -- Added the ability to specify symbols on the command line, which are
       replaced by version numbers before the deltas are displayed.

1.5 -- Added the -omit option, which omits the first version in the
       specified range.  This is useful for displaying changes between
       labels.  Also fixed a couple of possible null-pointer dereferences.

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