ppotter wrote:
>Hi. I am trying to generate a set of patches for a set of files.
>
>I retrieved the set of files from the sourceforge project and made
>some modifications, which included adding completely new files.
>When I tried to generate a patch listing with
>
>cvs diff -RN
>
>I got everything except the new files. These were listed at the
>top of the diff/patch list with '?' marks. I then found out that
>I have to cvs add these files. My problem is that when I try to
>add I get an error that says I need write access to the
>repository. I don't want to write to the "real" repository, just
>my local copy so that I can generate a patch file. How do I get
>cvs to add only to my local copy?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>
That's TODO item #200 in the TODO file from the top level of the CVS
source distribution if you'd like to submit a patch.
The workaround is to add the line:
/<filename>/0/dummy timestamp//
to the CVS/Entries file under the directory containing the filename you
wish to add, where `<filename>' is replaced with the name of the file to
be added, of course. If you'd like to submit a script which does the
above, in lieu of patching CVS for the time being, I'd check that in too.
Derek
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