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 13 Tracking third-party sources
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 If you modify a program to better fit your site, you probably want to
 include your modifications when the next release of the program arrives.
 CVS can help you with this task.
 
    In the terminology used in CVS, the supplier of the program is called
 a "vendor".  The unmodified distribution from the vendor is checked in
 on its own branch, the "vendor branch".  CVS reserves branch 1.1.1 for
 this use.
 
    When you modify the source and commit it, your revision will end up
 on the main trunk.  When a new release is made by the vendor, you commit
 it on the vendor branch and copy the modifications onto the main trunk.
 
    Use the 'import' command to create and update the vendor branch.
 When you import a new file, the vendor branch is made the 'head'
 revision, so anyone that checks out a copy of the file gets that
 revision.  When a local modification is committed it is placed on the
 main trunk, and made the 'head' revision.

 
* First import                Importing for the first time
* Update imports              Updating with the import command
* Reverting local changes     Reverting to the latest vendor release
* Binary files in imports     Binary files require special handling
* Keywords in imports         Keyword substitution might be undesirable
* Multiple vendor branches    What if you get sources from several places?

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