[cvsnt] refresh the repos

Ian Epperson Ian at axiomdesign.com
Fri May 23 20:29:31 BST 2003


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The fileattr file in the CVS sub-folder on the server keeps track of files
watched status, notification status, edit status, etc.  All files are listed
by filename, thus changing the filename may require that the fileattr get
addressed.  One way to address it is simply delete the file knowing that any
file status (watched, notifications, edit) will be gone and need to be
reset.  Alternatively, you could edit the fileattr and make the appropriate
changes, but then the users don't get to feel some of your pain in making
changes (usually, fixing a user error).  In general I find that distributing
some of the work for a user error fix back to the users tends to minimize
the number of said fixes ;-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Kynaston [mailto:akynaston at novell.com] 
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:10 PM
> To: bmeier at acornsys.com; grstarrett at cox.net; cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook; 
> Zaidm at Pragmatics.com
> Subject: RE: [cvsnt] refresh the repos
> 
> 
> It would appear to me that the rcs files are completely independent
> either way (they of course can be acted upon together by 
> tags, and dates
> and things . .) -
> 
> I work in an environment with a main CVS repository that every one
> uses, and then I have my own personal repository - there have 
> been times
> where I want to take whats in that main repository (RCS 
> files) so I have
> revion/history ect and all, and copy it into my own local repository -
> Since I"m the only one that will make changes (and I can be 
> 100% sure of
> this), then I'm able to have access to CVS at all times, then when I
> come back, I can copy the files back in.
> 
> I guess my point, is that I'm not sure I even see that as a 
> hack at all
> - just something that you can do because cvs stores its files in a
> better way then some other tools . .(VSS).
> 
> Does any one have more thoughts on this?  I've done this for months
> now, and have enjoyed the flexibility.
> 
> Aaron Kynaston
> akynaston at novell.com
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> 
> >>> "Boyd Meier" <bmeier at acornsys.com> 05/23/03 12:52PM >>>
> One trick you can use, that I have used to fix this problem here, is
> just to
> rename the file in the attic with the new capitalization.  This, of
> course,
> only works if you really don't care about the capitalization 
> (we have a
> unix
> server and NT development boxes, so we don't.)  Then the history is
> retained, and the deleted file is resurrected with the new name.
> 
> 	Boyd
> 

> 


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