Re: Results of egrep -l '^<<<<<<< |^=======$|^>>>>>>> |^\|\|\|\|\ |\|\| '

[Noel L Yap]

>[ On Friday, July 20, 2001 at 15:38:47 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
>> Subject: Re: Results of egrep -l '^<<<<<<< |^=======$|^>>>>>>>
|^\|\|\|\|\|\|\| '
>>
>> In this case, I must commit the file (CVS did not introduce the conflict
>> mark-up in this case, and I really don't want to change it).  I should
>> definitely be able to do a "cvs diff | mail" to get my change to the vendor.
>> And that change will not include the conflict mark-up because that part of
>> the file has not changed.
>
>You're thinking upside down (or backwards, or inside-out, or choose your
>own simile).
>
>First, since CVS will obviously be unable to discern the vendor's
>conflict mark-up from its own, you must eliminate the confusion by
>hiding or otherwise resolving the vendor's conflict.

If you go by popular demand, you're the one thinking backwards here, Greg.
Since there's no way for CVS to discern  the vendor's
>conflict mark-up from its own, it shouldn't force any conventions on the user.

>Then, secondly, you'd commit your local change.

And munge two change sets into one.

>Obviously a diff from the vendor branch to the local branch will show
>both changes, but that's for you and the vendor to sort out, not CVS.

I always thought you supported one change per checkin.

>> Also, if I am required by CVS to hide or otherwise escape the mark-up, then
>> the vendor will see it as a gratuitous change and refuse to accept it.
>
>Duh.  Who cares?  CVS certainly doesn't!

NCVS won't.

Noel




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