I think you understand what I'm trying to do, but the key difference is that we have a product. The modified files must be distributed to customers. Ideally, I'd like to extract only the modified files from the source control repository so I can then just roll them up in a tarball without any additional weeding of what's in and what's out.
Does that help clarify anything? On 6/12/06, Michael Traher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I understand #1 properly then what we do (using CVS but principals are > the same) is; > > change n files to do the fix > test > apply a tag to entire project > checkout entire project using tag, to a temp folder > use rsync to update the production site - only n files will actually be > copied > > I have noticed that for CVS, Eclipse has a 'create patch...' option which > may do what you need - not sure if that is also available within SVN > plugin..... > > > On 6/12/06, Rob Wilkerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I actually have two questions, here. The first is fairly specific, > > the second a general request for advice: > > > > 1. How do you all handle source code labels for hotfix files? Are > > there any so-called best practices? I have a large application which > > occasionally requires hotfixes (I know, I'm shocked too) for certain > > files, but rarely to entire projects. What frustrates me is that I > > can't label those files that are included and then select a top level > > project for that label and have *only* those files returned. It seems > > that I have to label the entire project in order to query the project > > for a label. I can't query the project for descendant files with a > > given label. That means that hotfixes have to be compiled in a *very* > > manual way. > > > > 2. I think I've finally convinced the powers that be to let me invest > > the time/money/energy to move away from VSS and to SVN (which appears > > to be becoming the industry standard for source control). Can SVN > > handle the problem I'm having with #1 and, second, can anyone suggest > > any good reference material that might get me started with > > understanding SVN, its differences from VSS, etc.? > > > > I know this is probably *way* off topic, but any suggestions, advice > > or reference material suggestions would be much appreciated. > > > > -- > > > > Rob Wilkerson > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:243225 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
