It is not possible to remove a directory using CVS. Instead remove the contents and use the prune option when checking out or updating. To keep a directory with the prune option use a dummy file such as .empty. It is not possible to rename a directory but you can remove the old directory and add a new one. Windows will require that you remove first if the new name differs only in the letter case. The moral of the story is to make darn sure your directory names are what you want at the outset. Directory name changes usually occur shortly after being created (within a week let's say) so your better off just doing an rm -rf on the directory right in the repository and starting again with the correct name. Whacking files in the repository can be a resume-altering experience with no backup and a splash of bad luck. ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Dave Bartmess Sent: Sat 6/25/2005 6:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: HELP! Deleted CVS directory still causing problems We're operating on Windows 2000, and we had an instance of a directory with a similar name created with only one character different in case only. (i.e., Test dir created when TEst dir already existed and was removed) We couldn't "remove" the directory because Windows wouldn't recognize the difference between the two, and now we get errors about unable to lock dir, etc... If we try to do an update, this directory reappears! And it doesn't exist in the actual physical disk repository. Where can I go to completely wipe any trace of this directory from the repository? I can't find any CVS dirs in the repository of course, so where does it hold this information that keeps coming back? TIA! -- David A. Bartmess Sr. Software Configuration Manager / Sr. Software Developer eDingo Enterprises http://edingo.net _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
