# 
# patch "cvs_sync.cc"
#  from [a02c524863495f1130af479826fdf226270fba30]
#    to [0637cc5b2ac31337a534a1d2c8ff98934623a68b]
# 
========================================================================
--- cvs_sync.cc	a02c524863495f1130af479826fdf226270fba30
+++ cvs_sync.cc	0637cc5b2ac31337a534a1d2c8ff98934623a68b
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@
 
 time_t cvs_repository::posix2time_t(std::string posix_format)
 { std::string::size_type next_illegal=0;
+  MM(posix_format);
   while ((next_illegal=posix_format.find_first_of("-:"))!=std::string::npos)
         posix_format.erase(next_illegal,1);
   boost::posix_time::ptime tmp= boost::posix_time::from_iso_string(posix_format);
@@ -1158,7 +1159,16 @@
           % a.new_content.size());
     }
 
-    I(!commits.empty());
+    if (commits.empty())
+    { W(F("revision %s: nothing to commit") % e.revision());
+          packet_db_writer dbw(app);
+      e.cm_delta_depth=++cm_delta_depth;
+      e.delta_base=parent->revision;
+      cert_cvs(e, dbw);
+      revision_lookup[e.revision]=edges.insert(e).first;
+      fail=false;
+      return --(edges.end());
+    }
     std::string changelog;
     changelog="Monotone revision "+e.revision()+" author "+e.author
         +" time "+cvs_client::time_t2rfc822(e.time)+"\n\n"+e.changelog;