Re: cvs issue about sync checkout/checkin between two modules.

[Todd Denniston]

Marco wrote, On 10/30/2008 02:16 AM:
> Hi all
> Can someone give me some advices how to do below ruquest?
>
> Two modules: A and B
> one file: f
> f exists in A and B.
>
> upgrade f, check in to A or B not (A and B).
> whenever check out A or B, the f is synced most current one.

chaitu wrote, On 10/30/2008 05:38 AM:
> Hi Marco,
>
> AFAIK, this can be done only by writing a wrapper check-in program/
> script which is coded to commit to both branches (if you omit B, it
> will detect and take care automatically.....you have to code it to
> consider a list of modules you want to be in sync, like "A B C ...").
> All your check-ins must be done through this script and not directly
> cvs commit command.
>
> Anyone else knows a better way?
>
> - Chaitanya

The usual suggestion is to make a third module/directory C, which contains 
files that have been in common between A and B, then in the 
$CVSROOT/CVSROOT/modules file setup modules within modules, i.e., :
ProjA   &A &C
ProjB   &B &C

after that you have to update the makefiles in A & B (now ProjA & ProjB) to 
either point to where the files are in the new sandboxes (VPATH could be 
helpful here), or build C independently as a lib that A and B use.

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