[cvsnt] Latest updates - cvsnt 2.5.01 build 1997

David Somers dsomers at trevezel.com
Tue Jun 14 11:37:26 BST 2005


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>   > 1. ignore_cvsignore should be explicitly set to false at the start of
> > import()... otherwise there is the danger that you are working with an
> > uninitialized variable... or worse still, once set, its never reset!
>
> It's global, therefore is always initialised to zero automatically

Assuming the compiler is working correctly ;-)

> (there is of course the issue of the command being called twice, but
> that's an issue in pretty much every command in cvs).
>
> > 2. When -I @ is specified, you no longer call ign_add( "!",
> 0)... but isn't
> > that necessary otherwise the default internal cvsignore list is
> used? (Its
> > hard to tell as that code in ignore is indeed a bit hairy.)
>
> I was thinking more along the lines of making them separate, so you do
>
> -I @ -I !
>
> to ignore everything.
>
> Maybe that's too counterintuitive..?

Yep... I would assume that only -I @ would be required. Having to do -I! -I@
(or vice versa) seems a bit longwinded to me.

David




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