Thanx, I re-looked in the Cederqvist (on-line version this time) and found the same answer. The developer was using Win2000, so he had a problem - we put the binaries in place after changing the flag, and it worked like a charm :)
Thanx! Ronald > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 18:23 > To: Ronald Landheer > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Correcting keyword substitution > > > Ronald Landheer writes: > > > > I have a developer here (in front of me) who has added a directory of > > binary files to the CVS repository, but as text. What I'm wondering is > > whether I can use CVS to change the keyword substitution flag > to -kb for > > the files in question? I have looked in the Cederqvist under the Admin > > subcommand (but perhaps not thouroughly enough) but couldn't find what > > I'm looking for.. Any pointers? > > Yes, you can use ``cvs admin -kb'' to change the keyword substitution > mode. IF (and that's a big IF) the files were added on a platform that > doesn't distinguish between text and binary files (e.g., Unix), then > that's all you need to do (although anyone who currently has that > directory checked out [like said developer] will need to do update -A to > update their working directory appropriately). Otherwise, you'll have > to have the developer force a checkin in binary mode to ensure that the > repository files are correct. > > -Larry Jones > > These pictures will remind us of more than we want to remember. > -- Calvin's Mom _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
