RE: better way to archive large RCS files?

[Jim.Hyslop]

address@hidden wrote:
> Neil Gower writes:
> > 
> > The closest I've come so far is to remove the overgrown 
> file from the 
> > repository, and then re-add the latest version.  This 
> resets the version 
> > number to 1.1.1.1 though, which messes up developers' workspaces.
> 
> Take a look at ``cvs admin -o''.
Make sure you back up the RCS file first, of course. I know, this should go
without saying, but I think it's better to nag ahead of time than to say
"oops...."

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Jim Hyslop 
Senior Software Designer 
Leitch Technology International Inc. (<http://www.leitch.com/>) 
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal (<http://www.cuj.com/experts>)