Install rlog and rcsdiff

[nagendra_3]

Hi,
Can any one please let me know how do i install rlog and rcsdiff on a HP-UX 11.o box.

I have rlog installed on HP-UX, i have no idea how to install the latest version, and i do not know the current version.

Can you please let me know where i can get the latest verion of rlog,rcsdiff and how to install them.

Appreciate your help

Thank you,
Nag

[S.K. Chan]

I have not had the need to install the latest version but you can get the latest version (5.7) here..
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/trinkle/RCS/
The tar package should have these ..
rcsintro, rcs, rcsfile, ci, co, rcsdiff, rlog, rcsmerge, rcsclean, rcsfreeze.

[Michael Tully]

These two commands are part of core OS and of the 'rcs' suite. These should have been actually installed as part of the original OS install.

You can basically see what version these are by doing a 'what' on them.

$ what /usr/bin/rcsdiff
$ what /usr/bin/rlog

The latest patches for these are
PHCO_16965

To find them on your system:

$ /usr/sbin/swlist -l fileset | grep -i rcs
This should return the patch number as listed below.

[doug hosking]

I would be careful about installing versions of these from other sources, especially if you have any existing RCS format files. I have seen problems at times where different RCS versions are slightly incompatible with each other, especially when they come from significantly different lineages.

Is there some reason why the standard HP-UX version of the RCS commands isn't sufficient for your needs? If not, reinstalling these from your HP-UX OS install media and installing the latest relevant patches is likely safer than risking mismatches between externally supplied versions and any current/future HP-UX versions.