This is VCS::Rcs::Parser Package. RCSfile parsing with Parse::Yapp and Rcs 'co' implimentation in Perl. To install the package as root: $ perl Makefile.PL $ make $ make test ( try the tests in the examples/ directory as well ) # make install if you do not have privilages to install it system wide: (like me) $ perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/user (or wherever you can write to) $ make $ make test ( try the tests in the examples/ directory as well ) $ make install The tests are in shell script for now. I know its bad. I will put them in test.pl as soon as I can. WARNING: THIS IS A BETA SOFTWARE. DONT USE IT FOR PRODUCTION UNLESS YOU HAVE DONE THE TESTS ON THE FILES YOU ARE WORKING WITH. * 0.04 has a memory leak!!! upgrade BUGS: * 'CO' algoritm does not follow branches, or even 'next's. It only follows the order deltatext is written to the ,v revision file. * Probably more! TESTS: * There is a examples/test.sh script fro comparing the results with standart 'co'. Run this to see if it diffs OK. * If you want to check your ,v revision files, -if it works with your files- stick them in the examples/RCS directory, and try form there. * There is a co.pl script you can use instead of 'co'. Don't forget. It is very limited.