Re: Keeping only latest version of a file in repository

[Mark D. Baushke]

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Joachim Schlosser <address@hidden> writes:

> is there a flag in cvs that allows to keep only the latest version of
> a file in the repository?

No.

> This would be useful for product files that can be rebuilt from
> sources, but only with additional manual effort. These files need not
> to be versioned, and should not due to their binary nature. However it
> would be nice to have them in the repository, as they might be
> necessary for the remaining build process.

CVS is probably the wrong SCM tool for your purposes.

> M$'s VSS (which I am forced to use in some projects) has this "keep
> only latest version" flag when adding files. With VSS being crap in
> most parts, I think there must be such a feature in CVS if even VSS
> has it. I just did not find it yet.

No such feature exists.

        -- Mark
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