On 31 Oct 2007 11:35:21 -0700, Jan-Georg Smaus wrote: > > Hi, > > how can I tell cvs to leave a file alone, i.e., to ignore it in > "cvs update" and "cvs commit" commands? That is to say, I got the file > from the Repository using "cvs update", I customized the file for my > purposes, and now I want to keep this personal version of the file. I > don't want the rest of the world to notice my changes, and I don't > want my file to be modified anymore by the rest of the world. > > I was thinking that the .cvsignore file would help here, but it seems > like its job is a different one. > > Can anyone help? > > Best regards, > Jan Smaus >
Why doesn't .cvsignore help? It just has to be in the same directory as the file. Alternatively, you could create the file on a branch and get your admin to restrict access to that branch to only you, via cvs_acls. Ted -- dodecatheon at gmail dot com Frango ut patefaciam -- I break so that I may reveal
