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Re: Repairing repository


From: Matt Riechers
Subject: Re: Repairing repository
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:08:22 -0400

address@hidden wrote:
> 
> > What's wrong with 'cvs update/commit'?
> 
> Lots!  The sandbox's state information doesn't correspond with
> the restored repo.  I don't know what the results will be, but it
> could get ugly.

Oops. You're right. If CVS/Entries has files dated newer than the
repository, update will fail. To bring the tree up to date, you'll need
to checkout the lastest tree, and then diff and patch the "good" tree by
hand.

My apologies.

-Matt



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