Re: client/server file sending question

[Larry Jones]

Richard Whitfield writes:
> 
> I have had a good look through the www.cvshome.org website and I have found
> out that CVS sends patches for large files during updates "when
> appropriate". Can anybody tell me the algorithm followed in deciding whether
> to send the whole file or just a patch when updating working directories
> over the Internet?

If the client supports patches and the server is able to run diff
successfully, you'll get a patch.

-Larry Jones

Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend. -- Calvin