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Re: Possible modifications to CVS.
From: |
Larry Jones |
Subject: |
Re: Possible modifications to CVS. |
Date: |
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:45:25 -0500 (EST) |
address@hidden writes:
>
> Is it possible to checkout multiple files from different directories within
> the repository and put them into a single directory? Can CVS keep track of
> where each file came from and update the repository as necessary?
No. CVS tracks metadata at the directory level, so all files in a
single working directory have to come from the same repository
directory.
> If this isn't possible, I would suggest it be added to CVS. What I would
> like to see is a way to check out files from anywhere in the repository, and
> from any repository, and be able to put the files anywhere I want in my
> working directory structure, and have CVS maintain the files.
That would require completely redesigning and reimplementing CVS.
-Larry Jones
Nobody knows how to pamper like a Mom. -- Calvin