After upgrading to RH6.2, cvs (version 1.10.7) seems unable to patch updated files (patch version 2.5): the entire file is refetched. This did not happern with RH6.0 (cvs version 1.10.5, patch 2.5).
This only seems to be a problem if you are using a local repository. If you are using pserver, it will still use patches. I also checked this on CVS-1.10.8 on Solaris at work and it's the same behaviour (patches for pserver, full update for local). Possible NOTABUG?
No, I am not using a local repository. cvs tried to patch a file, then failed without a message and reloaded the entire files. However I cannot reproduce any longer this behavior, so my guess is that it was related in some nonobvious way (I had checked for obvious ways) to my path.
> However I cannot reproduce any longer this behavior No, no, it is still there...the version in RH6.0, and the one I compiled: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10 `Halibut' (client/server) patch files with no problem; the RH6.2 version Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10.7 (client/server) apparently fails to patch files, without any message, then reloads the entire file
foing bug cleanup. obsolete release... appears fixed in all current support releases.