RE: Converting binary files to text

[Eugene Kramer]

I did no follow the thread from the beginning, so may be, it has been
already said. 

It is also possible to change the file without direct operations in the
repo:

cat /dev/null > filename.ext
cvs ci -m 'kb -> kv' filename.ext
cvs admin -kkv filename.ext

copy file from good location

cvs ci -m 'text version of the file' filename.ext

By doing this you can fix repos, which are not directly accessible and keep
the history of the change.

Eugene.

: -----Original Message-----
: From: Dennis Jones [mailto:address@hidden
: Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 11:12 PM
: To: Larry Jones
: Cc: CVS Mailing List
: Subject: Re: Converting binary files to text
: 
: 
: Right Larry, the order would have to be:
: 
: rm filename.ext           # remove the binary file
: cvs rm filename.ext     # remove the file from the repository
: cvs ci filename.ext      # commit the remove
: 
: remove the original file from the Attic
: 
: cvs ad filename.ext     # add the new text file
: cvs ci filename.ext      # commit the add
: 
: At this point, the repository is correct, and a 'cvs up -A' 
: by the user gets
: him the correct file in his local trees.  It's a little 
: convoluted, but it
: seems to work.
: 
: - Dennis
: 
: 
: 
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Larry Jones" <address@hidden>
: To: "Dennis Jones" <address@hidden>
: Cc: <address@hidden>
: Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:07 PM
: Subject: Re: Converting binary files to text
: 
: 
: > Dennis Jones writes:
: > >
: > > Let me add some more information.  Here is what I am 
: thinking MIGHT =
: > > work:
: > >
: > > 1) Do a "cvs remove" on the original (binary, '-kb') file
: > > 2) Do a "cvs add" and "cvs commit" using the text version 
: of the file
: >
: > Note that you have to commit the remove before you can 
: re-add the file.
: >
: > > Then when a developer does a "cvs update", his binary 
: version of a file
: > > should get replaced with the text one.  Sound like it will work?
: >
: > Nope.  When you re-add the file, CVS will resurrect the 
: repository file,
: > including the -kb flag.
: >
: > -Larry Jones
: >
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