Re: cvswrappers for text files with no merging allowed

[Larry Jones]

David Everly writes:
> 
> I have text files, but they should never be merged.  

Then why are you using CVS?

> Should I then use
> 
> * -k 'o' -m 'COPY'
> 
> or should I use
> 
> * -k 'b' -m 'COPY'
> 
> and does the -m 'COPY' actually have an effect?

You don't want keyword expansion, either?  You should use -ko -- -kb
uses binary I/O, which isn't appropriate for text files.

> The files have already been checked in, so how do I use cvs admin to
> correct the mistake with respect to the "-m 'COPY'"?  cvs admin -m
> appears to have a different meaning.

There's no need -- the -m status is stored only in the cvswrappers file.

-Larry Jones

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