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RE: Correcting keyword substitution
From: |
Ronald Landheer |
Subject: |
RE: Correcting keyword substitution |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:52:58 +0100 |
Thanx,
I re-looked in the Cederqvist (on-line version this time) and found the
same answer. The developer was using Win2000, so he had a problem - we
put the binaries in place after changing the flag, and it worked like a
charm :)
Thanx!
Ronald
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Jones [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 18:23
> To: Ronald Landheer
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Correcting keyword substitution
>
>
> Ronald Landheer writes:
> >
> > I have a developer here (in front of me) who has added a directory of
> > binary files to the CVS repository, but as text. What I'm wondering is
> > whether I can use CVS to change the keyword substitution flag
> to -kb for
> > the files in question? I have looked in the Cederqvist under the Admin
> > subcommand (but perhaps not thouroughly enough) but couldn't find what
> > I'm looking for.. Any pointers?
>
> Yes, you can use ``cvs admin -kb'' to change the keyword substitution
> mode. IF (and that's a big IF) the files were added on a platform that
> doesn't distinguish between text and binary files (e.g., Unix), then
> that's all you need to do (although anyone who currently has that
> directory checked out [like said developer] will need to do update -A to
> update their working directory appropriately). Otherwise, you'll have
> to have the developer force a checkin in binary mode to ensure that the
> repository files are correct.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
> These pictures will remind us of more than we want to remember.
> -- Calvin's Mom
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