Ooooo. Thanks! If it works as advertised it will both solve our
problem and add a few nice new features as well.
- Helge Penne
"Win32 M$" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> >If I have the
> > time I will look into a way to make CVS 1.10 make the files in the
> > "Base" folder write protected to prevent myself and other developers
> > from inadvertently editing these files after double-clicking on the file
> > in the search result list in Developer's Studio. That's the only change
> > I need. I somebody knows how to do this or have already done so, please
> > let the rest of us know.
>
> For Developer Studio the problem is solved for you if you use CvsIn. It will
> kindly warn you if you try to open the file which is in the "*/Cvs/Base/"
> directory and tell you not to edit it. So it is not important that the file
> is writable - you will get the message box each time you activate such file
> in the DevStudio.
>
> CvsIn is a free, open source Add-in for the DevStudio, look for it at:
> www.cvsin.org
> or
> http://www.geocities.com/kaczoroj/CvsIn/
>
> As a side note I will only mention that sometime next week there will be an
> internal CvsIn Beta release (you would have to join the CvsIn mailing list
> to get it) which is using the file's copy in the /Cvs/Base/ to call an
> external diff. It works fast and it doesn't require the connection to the
> server. It will also show YOUR changes YOU made to the file since you made
> 'cvs edit', which is also good. Funny is that I used to hate that copy in
> the /Base/ directory, now I've found a usage for it :)
>
> Personally I think I want Unedit to revert the file's changes. WinCvs and
> CvsIn (well, cvs.exe in fact) gives an option to revert the changes or not
> if the file has been modified. I would rather want some patch to allow me to
> force the revert and not having to interact with CVS at that point. It
> complicates the shelling of cvs.exe client if Unedit is interactive.
>
> BR,
> Jerzy
>
> The first thing they don't teach you at school: "Never say never".
> All the issues not related to the list please send to me in private, thanks.
--
Helge Penne ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Senior Software Development Engineer
Data Respons AS, Postboks 489, N-1323 H�vik, Norway
Phone: +47 67112081 / 22719957 (work/home)
