RE: Question regarding the cvswarppers file

[Crisp, Norman (Norman)]

Thanks for your help Arthur,

Our CVS server is using version 1.11.22 on a Solaris X86 box, using pserver to 
our clients.  Our clients are using Windows, Solaris Sparc, Solaris x86 and 
Ubuntu, spread across fours sites around the world.

Thanks for the links below, I will read through and see if it helps in 
resolving our problem.

Norm.

-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Barrett [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 4:50 AM
To: Crisp, Norman (Norman); address@hidden
Subject: RE: Question regarding the cvswarppers file

Hi Norman,

What version of CVS server are you using?  In particular is it 1.11,
1.12 or 2.0, 2.5, 2.8 (CVSNT)?

The cvswrappers file defines the 'default' mode for files added to the 
repository, this mode can be many things including binary or non-binary.
Eg: with CVSNT it can specify unicode, ascii, binary, efficient binary, 
unix-line-endings, windows-line-endings, reserved mode, unreserved mode...
http://march-hare.com/library/cvsnt/Substitution-modes.html
and
http://march-hare.com/library/cvsnt/Wrappers.html

But under 'default' circumstances - any settings in 'cvswrappers' can be 
overridden by the client.  Again if using CVSNT (on
windows/linux/hpux/solaris/mac) you can set the server compatibility options to 
'ignore client side kopt' so that the cvswrappers settings are always used.

Does that help?

Regards,


Arthur 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
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> [mailto:address@hidden
> org] On Behalf Of Crisp, Norman (Norman)
> Sent: Friday, 11 November 2011 2:02 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Question regarding the cvswarppers file
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I understand the cvswrappers file can be used to force certain file 
> type to be added to the repository as a binary file.  We come across 
> the odd time where people add new text files as binary files, and this 
> does cause problems for us.
> Can the cvswrappers file also be used to force text files to be added 
> as text files?
> 
> Would something like this work?
> *.java -k 'k'
> 
> Thank you
> Norm.
>