----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Peter Loron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: Question on checkout/update
> Peter Loron writes:
> >
> > Question 1: If I add directories or files on the local dev machien and
> > follow the commit->update steps above, will those new directories show
> > up on the remote server or do I need to do a checkout?
>
> You have to use the -d option to update to create new directories
> (either explicitly or by specifying it in your ~/.cvsrc file).
Ok, cool.
> > Question 2: My dev machine (also the CVS server) is Linux. The "live"
> > server is BSD. I have not been adding graphic (GIF, JPEG) files with
> > '-kb', nor have I set anything for binary stuff in CVSWRAPPERS. Things
> > seem to be fine so far. Have I lost functionality by not using '-kb'?
>
> Unix-like systems do not distinguish between text and binary files,
> which is why you haven't had any problems. Trying to access those files
> from, for example, an MS Windows machine would likely be educational.
> Also, if one of those files were to be updated in the repository and
> also modified in your working directory, the resulting merge would
> likely be unusable -- explicitly marking the files as binary would
> prevent CVS wasting time trying to do a merge.
>
> -Larry Jones
Ok, is there a way to go back and retroactively mark *.gif *.jpg in the
repository as binary? Would setting up the correct line in CVSWRAPPERS do
it?
Thanks for your help!
-Pete
