Hi John,
I tent to ignore them. Since they can produced automatically, I
regard them as temporary files.
And this is the crux, that you can produce them automatically.
Oliver
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 4:51 PM
Subject: Generated files.
> Greeting to Concurrent Versions of yourSelves...
>
> What is the standard way of handling generated files within the
CVS tree?
>
> Examples...
> 1) GPL'd lib that has been "import"ed creates hundreds of
executables
> and scratch in its directory tree.
>
> 2) A pre-cvs legacy system that creates hundreds of .hpp
files.
>
> ie. When you do something like cvs release/co/update you get
hundreds of
> files marked "?"
>
> Do you try desperately to move them out of the tree?
>
> Ignore all the "?"?
>
> Trace each one down and write a cvsignore pattern?
>
> ...?
>
> John Carter
>
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> I know I'm on the right track when by deleting code I'm
adding
> functionality.
>
>
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