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Re: EOF while looking for end of string in RCS file : How to delete


From: Larry Jones
Subject: Re: EOF while looking for end of string in RCS file : How to delete
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:18:32 -0500 (EST)

Fred Phase writes:
> 
> However, there is one that produces the following error message...
> "EOF while looking for end of string in RCS file
> /var/cvsroot/intranet/audio/Mon27Oct03e0723.mp3,v"
> 
> This sort of thing is not unexpected because I told CVS all about
> jpgs, gifs & pngs being binary but not MP3!

Yes, it is unexpected -- CVS should *never* create an invalid RCS file. 
What version of CVS are you running?

> If I can't check it out then how do I delete the thing? I heard that
> doing stuff directly in the CVSROOT directory is most inadvisable and
> could break stuff if I am no careful.

One of the exceptions to that rule is files (or directories) that were
added by mistake and never should have been in the repository in the
first place.  It's not only safe to remove them directly, it's the right
thing to do.  Just be careful not to delete things you *do* want in the
repository!

-Larry Jones

Archaeologists have the most mind-numbing job on the planet. -- Calvin




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