On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Wil Cooley wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > When I import no empty directories are included. Is it possible to
> > include empty directories in imports (instead of using cvs add subdir
> > afterwards)? I use cvs 1.10.6 on Red Hat 6.1 via pserver.
>
> This is starting to seem like a FAQ... Yes, but in a number of cases,
> empty directories get pruned, so you need *some* file there. If this
> directory should remain empty except for building etc., making a
> .cvsignore with contents of '*' will make CVS ignore any files that might
> be there, when, for example, performing an update or status. Otherwise,
> someone said it was conventional to make a '.keepme' file.
I meant to add also, you should asked the maintainer/vendor of the source
you're trying to import to add these to his tree--no doubt other people
will need it.
Wil
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