Re: Accessing CVS files during commit (via a script)

[Mark McDonald]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the response. I know how to get the
variables though, what I am trying to do is actually
open up the files that are being committed.

 So for example, suppose you wanted to run a code
beautifier on the script/file being committed within
cvs. You would then need access to the incoming file
that cvs has just received. 

I guess what I am asking is if this is possible. The
'Open Source Development Book with CVS' claims that
you can do this --but gives no examples as to how to
do it. 

Any help is totally appreciated!

-Mark McDonald


# perl this_script  /cvsroot/mod_perl_config
startup.perl
#                            |                   |
#                      the CVSROOT/module      the
modified file
#
    
# perl this_script 
/cvsroot/mod_perl_config/db_connections
mikey.connection web_dev.connection
#                             |                       
          |                  |
#                         the module/sub-dir          
       mod file 1         mod file 2


--- Mark <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Ask CVS....
> 
> create a trigger script to ask questions and find
> out the trigger's runtime
> environemnt...
> 
> things to include might be...
> 
> print "@ARGV";
> print "$0,$1,$2.....";
> pwd;
> ls -Rla;
> env;
> 
> that's how I found out (with pserver anyhow)
> 
> Mark
> 
> --- Mark McDonald <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Does anyone know how this works?!
> > 
> > 
> > > I am using the CVS Open Source Development book
> as a
> > reference to make a
> > > script that will run upon a cvs commit.
> Basically
> > what
> > > I am trying to do is open up the file that is
> being
> > > committed to a repository. 
> > > 
> > > On page 132 of the CVS book (in the top note
> > section)
> > > this book states that '
> > 
> >   the file names passed to the program
> > > do not refer to the RCS files --they point to
> normal
> > > files, whose contents are exactly the same as
> the
> > > working-copy files being committed. The only
> unusual
> > > aspect is that CVS has them temporarily places 
> > inside
> > > the repository, so they'll be available to the
> > > programs running on the machine where the
> repository
> > > is located.'
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have basically tried everything to locate
> these
> > > files so I can do things with them. In this case
> I
> > am
> > > trying to copy the contents to webservers on
> this
> > and
> > > other networks.
> > > 
> > > I have check the news groups and CVS's homepage
> > > in search of this info. Perhaps you could give
> me a
> > > tip!
> > > 
> > > Anything about where I can find and open these
> files
> > > would be helpful!
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > Please email (or cc) me directly as I am not a
> member
> > of this group!
> > > 
> > >-- MMD
> > 
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