Re: CVS corrupts binary files ...

[Spiro Trikaliotis]

Hello,

* On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 08:38:15PM -0700 Gianni Mariani wrote:
*
> Peter Connolly wrote:
> 
> >>Too dificult to set up, I think Shouldn't cvs have a list of binary
> >>file types preinstalled in the cvswrappers ?
> >
> >I agree, it should.
> >
> I second that !  I did 3 years ago.
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg09098.html

I tend to disagree: It should not!

Which extensions are binary files? Is .au a binary file? I know .au as
(Sun?) audio file, but I've also seen a project where .au had the
meaning of "additional user" or something like that, and was a text
file.

The same could be true for other extensions. What about .doc? .doc is
not necessarily a Word file, especially not on old project. So, my
conclusion is: Only the user is aware what type each file is. Checking
in a text file with -kb (from a Windows machine) is something which many
administrators do not like, either.

If you have so much fear about binary files, why don't you put * -kb
into your cvswrappers, and declare any text file explicitly? This way,
you cannot miss the binary files.

Best regards,
   Spiro.

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