Re: CVS compatibility with RCS

[Larry Jones]

Fernando Lopez writes:
>  
> I have another (the last problem). When I try to import RCS files into  
> CVS files as O'reilly CVS Pocket Refence book say at page 29 it don't  
> work. I copy ,v files directly over the repository ones.

Well, you can't copy over existing files and expect to update an
existing working directory -- the revision numbers are likely completely
different.  If you want to import RCS files, move them into a new
directory in the repository, don't replace existing files.

-Larry Jones

I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people. -- Calvin