"Greg A. Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> [ On , January 21, 2005 at 20:06:37 (+0300), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ]
> > Subject: CVS diff and unknown files.
> >
> > Is there a way to include contents of "unknown" files into the 'cvs
> > diff' output?
> > 
> > I did try the -N switch but it doesn't seem to do the trick.
> 
> You must "cvs add" the files before they can be seen as new.
> 
> > I can't 'cvs add' the files as the repository is read-only for me
> > (public read-only repository of an open-source project).
> 
> Yes, you can, or at least you should be able to.
> 
> "cvs add" does not (and must not :-) contact the server.

Well, it does :( :

$ echo dummy > dummy.txt
$ cvs add -m" " dummy.txt
cvs [server aborted]: "add" requires write access to the repository

-- 
Sergei.



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