Re: cvswrappers for text files with no merging allowed

[David Everly]

Thanks....

Actually, we do have files that need to be merged, but there are
others that shouldn't and should have no keyword expansion either.
I didn't want to confuse the issue, since I already knew how to
deal with the others.

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:55:49PM -0500, Larry Jones wrote:
> David Everly writes:
> > 
> > I have text files, but they should never be merged.  
> 
> Then why are you using CVS?
> 
> > Should I then use
> > 
> > * -k 'o' -m 'COPY'
> > 
> > or should I use
> > 
> > * -k 'b' -m 'COPY'
> > 
> > and does the -m 'COPY' actually have an effect?
> 
> You don't want keyword expansion, either?  You should use -ko -- -kb
> uses binary I/O, which isn't appropriate for text files.
> 
> > The files have already been checked in, so how do I use cvs admin to
> > correct the mistake with respect to the "-m 'COPY'"?  cvs admin -m
> > appears to have a different meaning.
> 
> There's no need -- the -m status is stored only in the cvswrappers file.
> 
> -Larry Jones
> 
> Somebody's always running my life.  I never get to do what I want to do.
> -- Calvin

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