Thanks, Doug. I was afraid that would pretty much be the answer.
-T "Doug Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Re: managing Office files in CVS: > > The short answer is yes, but the long answer is no. <grin> If I > understand your interest correctly, the answer is definitely no. > Details follow. > > Yes, you can store Office files in CVS and get them back out, but you > must tell CVS that they are binary files (-kb on add). You can not > merge versions, get diffs, or pretty much do anything else except > checkin and checkout. Furthermore, CVS will consume vast quantities > of space storing many versions of an Office file because it has no > efficient way of generating deltas between them, and Office files tend > to change dramatically throughout for even small changes in content, > in my experience. > > If you just want to version documents, check out the built-in ability > of Office applications to maintain revisions within a single file. If > you're just trying to include Office documents alongside another > project that fits better with CVS, you may find CVS's support > sufficient (I do that much myself). But if you want true version > control of Office files outside of Office's own support, CVS won't fit > the bill. > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 01:56:03PM -0700, Tennis Smith wrote: > > Can cvs be used for change management on Windows Office (e.g. Word/Excel) > > documents? Put another way, can these documents deal with having cvs > > updating them in the repository? > > > > -- > > Remove "-remove-to-reply" to respond to my email address directly. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Info-cvs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > > -- > Doug Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dlee.org > Bartimaeus Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bartsite.com > "Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what > we can. {Ralph Waldo Emerson} > > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
