Re: Working with binary and common files in the repository

[Gianni Mariani]

Giohanna MEndez wrote:
> Hi,
>   
> I am trying to load into my cvs repository some files (all my files, minus
> *.o files) to make the version control, but I want to load some files in
> ascii mode (to make in this the version control, f.e. *.c; *.h) and the  others
> in binary mode (only for save this files, f.e. *.exe; *.a; *.lib), I  create
> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/cvswrappers file with this:
>   
>     *.c -k 'a'
>     *.h -k 'a'
>     *.hp -k 'a'
>     Makefile -k 'a'
>     Dependencies -k 'a'
>     * -k 'b'
>   
> Then, when I do: cvs import -I! -I*.o aaa bbb ccc, it works fine.
> but, when I do:  cvs checkout -r bbb aaa
> It shows to me:
> cvs server: internal error: unsupported substitution string -ka
>   
> I think -k 'a' is not a valid option, could you please say to me how can
> I  do that?

You must not specify an argument if it's a text file.

Some research gets you an answer an suggestions:

http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=fa.khhilqv.50qcql%40ifi.uio.no&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dg:thl3492009327d%26dq%3D%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dfa.khhilqv.50qcql%2540ifi.uio.no

>   
> Regards,
>   Giohanna
>   
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