Re: Converting binary files to text

[Dennis Jones]

Let me add some more information.  Here is what I am thinking MIGHT work:   1) Do a "cvs remove" on the original (binary, '-kb') file 2) Do a "cvs add" and "cvs commit" using the text version of the file   Then when a developer does a "cvs update", his binary version of a file should get replaced with the text one.  Sound like it will work?   - Dennis   ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Jones To: CVS Mailing List Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 12:13 PM Subject: Converting binary files to text Our repository currently contains some files that are in a binary format, tagged with the "-kb" option.  We now have the ability (and desire) to convert them to a text format so we can get the most out of CVS.   So the question I have is, how do I convert the files to text and remove the "-kb" option, while minimizing the impact on developers that already have those files checked out?  Will CVS handle this automatically -- effectively removing the binary files and replacing them with text files during a normal "cvs update"?  Or will I have to tell the developers to first delete the files and THEN do an update?  If the latter will be required, can I prevent developers from doing updates while the conversion takes place?   - Dennis