> But, WHY do you folks do this? Why not just delete (cvs rm) > the files, as "one are supposed to do"? Then they move into > Attic, and you won't see them again, but they can still be > checked out..
Because we have lots and lots of empty directories that cannot be removed by cvs rm. (One can always checkout/prune to not see this directories I know.) > Deleting stuff and messing around in the cvs dir structure > breaks ALL tags, branches and dated checkouts and stuff like > this. It is often better (as far as I know) to make a new CVS > tree, delete all the CVS dirs from your local copy, and > import the new stash into the new CVS, thus having the > possibility to check out older versions. >From what I understand, this process of making a new cvs loses all revision history which I find unacceptable. I believe Raphael is proposing to keep a second, backup cvs with all the old versions and branches available, but the cvs head will still have all the latest code and revision history minus the dead directory trees. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
