RE: Directory structure

[Jim.Hyslop]

Irving Kimura wrote:
> I'm a very green CVS newbie.  What is the recommended directory
> structure for a project under CVS control?
What would you like your directory structure to be?

CVS doesn't force or require a particular way of storing things. CVS simply
records the directory structure you create, so that at some later date, you
can re-create that snapshot exactly.

> When I code, usually the main directory I work on is littered with
> temporary files, one-time throwaway scripts, and the like.  I don't
> want to have to commit all these secondary these files to the
> repository.
Then don't. If they're throwaway files, then just throw them away. Like any
clutter, don't let it accumulate - get rid of the cruft regularly. 'cvs -nq
update' will show you a list of the files CVS doesn't know about.

> NOTE: In my address everything before the period is backwards.
In that case, my reply is going only to the list.

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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)