Re: Question about convenient and automated committing

[Todd Denniston]

Hans Schwaebli wrote, On 08/14/2007 07:32 AM:
> If I deleted some files in a folder and 

I Assume you did so by using `cvs remove -f file`
> I delete the same folder itself, 
I Assume you did so by using `rm folder` (or a system GUI equivilent) instead 
of a CVS command, seeing as there is NO cvs command to remove a directory.

> what CVS command do I need to commit this change?
>    
check it out again (because you blew away the CVS control directory before 
committing),
`cvs remove -f file`   on all appropriate files again,
`cvs commit -m"Those files got destroyed"`
`echo "update -Pd" >> ~/.cvsrc`
`echo "checkout -P" >> ~/.cvsrc`
cd ..
cvs update

Note, it looks like you are on windows and the above commands are for Unix, so 
you will need to do an appropriate translation for the creation/modification 
of your ~/.cvsrc file:
http://cvsnt.org/manual/html/cvsrc.html

>   "ci" does not work. I use Ant for this, so here is my example:
>    
>           <cvs command="ci -R -m ${DEFAULT_CVS_COMMENT} numbers"
>              cvsroot="${CVSROOT}"
>              dest="U:/projects/HSW_TST/src/com/haefele/hsw2/tst/abstractions"/>
>    
>   I see it in Eclipse that the folder is not deleted in CVS afterwards.
>    

http://cvsnt.org/manual/html/Removing-directories.html


If you are using CVSNT on the server too, you may want to put the .cvsrc mods 
above into $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/cvsrc too.
http://cvsnt.org/manual/html/cvsrc.html

>   Assume that I don't know the filenames which have been in that deleted folder. 
>   I need a generic way to simply commit whatever has been changed in a directory, 
>   no matter what kind of change it is. 

Not if you already deleted the control folder (CVS) from your sandbox that 
held the CVS data about that file.
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC19
Two exceptions rtag & rdiff.

> For automation in the 21th century IT world 
>   this is very important.
>
>        

You expect that if you destroy random parts of your tools, then  they should 
continue to function at full capability?  Funny, in the military we expect 
that we _may_ only retain a DEGRADED capability when only _non-critical_ 
portions of the system are destroyed.


I hope this helped your understanding.

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter