RE: Unlearning default CVS ignore pattern

[Bulgrien, Kevin]

>  At e.g. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html
>  we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;
<snip />
>  I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
>  How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
>  Either in the distribution side or in user land...

http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html

"In any of the 5 places listed above, a single exclamation mark ('!') clears 
the ignore list. This can be used if you want to store any file which normally 
is ignored by CVS."

cd ~
mkdir -p test/repo test/sandbox
cvs -d ~/test/repo init
cd ~/test/sandbox
cvs -d ~/test/repo co .
>boo.so
cvs -nq update
cd CVSROOT
echo "!" >cvsignore
cvs add cvsignore
cvs commit -m 'Disable default ignores' cvsignore
cd ..
cvs -nq update

$ bash test
cvs checkout: Updating .
cvs checkout: Updating CVSROOT
U CVSROOT/checkoutlist
U CVSROOT/commitinfo
U CVSROOT/config
U CVSROOT/cvswrappers
U CVSROOT/loginfo
U CVSROOT/modules
U CVSROOT/notify
U CVSROOT/postadmin
U CVSROOT/postproxy
U CVSROOT/posttag
U CVSROOT/postwatch
U CVSROOT/preproxy
U CVSROOT/rcsinfo
U CVSROOT/taginfo
U CVSROOT/verifymsg
cvs add: scheduling file `cvsignore' for addition
cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently
/home/kbulgrien/test/repo/CVSROOT/cvsignore,v  <--  cvsignore
initial revision: 1.1
cvs commit: Rebuilding administrative file database
? boo.so

There you have it.

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Kevin Bulgrien

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