On Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:21 AM, Jan Serak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> But I imagine a new kflag (not compatible to RCS but useful for files
> that cannot be changed in length by CVS), e. g. -kvp (to express our
> goal to refuse migration from CVS to PVCS ;-)
> Checking in and out of file with -kvp flag would:
>
> * NOT expand $Keyword$
> * expanding $Keyword: Value $ count length of the old Value and
> cut the new one (if longer than) to the length or right pad it
> with spaces (if shorter than).
>
Aren't these exclusive? Or do you mean
If Keyword is NOT expanded, do not expand
But if Keyword is expanded keep the same string length.
Are you sure the tool only checks for length and not content as well?
> There is the user responsibility to reserve enough space for possible
> growth of the value of keyword.
>
> And here are the base questions: should I do thing described above?
> Can this be useful for anybody else? Is there an interest to this
> new functionality? Other comments to my idea?
The -ko and -kb do this type of thing with slight differences.
-ko will generate the existing keyword expansion and not re-expand
-kb will work as -ko and prevent line feed conversion.
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