[p4] p4 help

[Zoltan Grose]

Can always install an empty depot on your laptop if that's a common  
use-case.

If you use 'strings' you'll see the help text is stored in p4d and  
not p4.

-z

On Mar 2, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Marc-Antoine Ruel wrote:

> That's a valid reason (except for 'shit') but it should have fallen  
> back to latest server revision anyway.
>
> Use case: writing a p4perl script while on a flight.
>
> Perforce's inability to do anything unconnected (even help) is  
> really bothering me...
>
> M-A
>
> ________________________________________
> De : Tony Sweeney [mailto:sweeney at addr.com]
> Envoyé : 2 mars 2007 13:41
> À : Marc-Antoine Ruel
> Cc : perforce-user at perforce.com
> Objet : Re: [p4] p4 help
>
>
> On Mar 2, 2007, at 5:05 PM, Marc-Antoine Ruel wrote:
>
>
> Question to Perforce developpers: Why is a connection to the server  
> needed
> for the command "p4 help"?
>
> Because the features available depend on the revision level (and  
> possibly configuration) of both the client that you are running and  
> the server that you are running against. And if you can't connect  
> to a server, you can't do shit anyway.
>
>
>
> Tony
>
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