No, that's the point about version control, you can go back to any version, even a version that was created by mistake.
Kind Regards, JAN KEIRSE ICT-DEPARTMENT Software quality & Systems: Software Engineer nitesh bansal <nitesh.ban...@gmail.com> schreef op 23/04/2009 12:06:51: > Thanks for advice.But i dont have permissions for upgrading CVS to > CVSNT.But isnt there any such command which will remove the files > from the repository cleanly and safely?? > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Jan Keirse <jan.kei...@tvh.be> wrote: > Hello, > > Are you using CVS intead of CVSNT? In CVSNT (as far as I know) there is no > more Attic folder and removed files stay in the same folder, even when > they are deleted. In CVSNT if you are absolutely sure you will never ever > want to go back to a file (ie it was added by mistake, should never have > been added and wastes a significant amount of space) you can just remove > the ,v file from the repository. > That's not really adviced and you'd probably want to make a backup of your > entire repository in advance, but I have done it in the past and it has > never cause me any issue. > Just make sure you don't make this a habit, it's not for normal removes. > If you're on the old CVS I'd assume you can just remove the files from the > attic folder and all will be fine, but I'm not sure and I'd backup the > repository before trying and seeing what happens. I'd also upgrade the > server to CVSNT ;-) > > Kind Regards, > > JAN KEIRSE > ICT-DEPARTMENT > Software quality & Systems: Software Engineer > > > cvsnt-boun...@cvsnt.org schreef op 23/04/2009 11:48:15: > > > HI Experts, > > I have a project maintained in CVS, when i started working on it, i > checked > > in the binary files plus the source code to CVS.I want to remove the > binary > > files from the CVS.I am using cvs remove command for this purpose > followed > > by a cvs commit.It has removed the file from the future commits.But > when i > > check out the code corresponding to the old tags, these binary files are > > still present.And when i checked on the CVS SERVER, i found out that a > new > > folder Attic was created on the CVS server where the deleted files were > > moved.Please suggest something about this directory. > > > > With Warm Regards, > > > > Nitesh Bansal > > > > Software Engineer, India > > _______________________________________________ > > cvsnt mailing list > > cvsnt@cvsnt.org > > http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt > > > > Upgrade to CVS Suite for more features and support: http://march- > > hare.com/cvsnt/ > > **** DISCLAIMER **** > <A HREF="http://www.tvh.be/newen/pages/emaildisclaimer.html";> > http://www.tvh.be/newen/pages/emaildisclaimer.html </A> > > "This message is delivered to all addressees subject to the conditions > set forth in the attached disclaimer, which is an integral part of this > message." **** DISCLAIMER **** <A HREF="http://www.tvh.be/newen/pages/emaildisclaimer.html";> http://www.tvh.be/newen/pages/emaildisclaimer.html </A> "This message is delivered to all addressees subject to the conditions set forth in the attached disclaimer, which is an integral part of this message." _______________________________________________ cvsnt mailing list cvsnt@cvsnt.org http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt Upgrade to CVS Suite for more features and support: http://march-hare.com/cvsnt/
