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Re: Question - commiting modified file
From: |
Mike Pumford |
Subject: |
Re: Question - commiting modified file |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:10:55 +0000 |
> When I generate some files during the build, they appear as 'modified'
> in CVS. when I do a 'diff' the exit status is '0' indicating that the
> files are indentical.
> 1. Do they have 'modified' status due to the file creation time stamp?
Yes.
> 3. After doing a 'commit' on a file that appears modified but is
> identical, CVS does not check in that file. But the file continues to
> appear as 'modified'. How can I get it to show the status as current?
>
doing an 'update' will sort things out. You should always do an update before
a commit to make sure you are in sync with the repository failing to do so
leads to madness and in multiperson projects always some amount of pain.
Mike