Re: CVS commit with custom date
On Wednesday 29 November 2006 07:03, Casey T. Deccio wrote: On Nov 28, 2006, at 7:20 PM, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 07:11:18PM -0800, Casey T. Deccio wrote: Hello, Is there a way to perform a cvs commit with a custom date, rather than the current date? I'm trying to create all the versions of a certain file retroactively from the archives that have been kept until now, but I want to be able to maintain (and search by) the actual (past) modification date. It should be possible, at least if you convert to subversion. I have a repo that started out as CVS and that I converted over to SVN. The original commit dates were kept. Unfortunately I don't have any original commit dates since nothing is in a repository yet--just file modification times... If all else fails, you can muck with the clock on the server prior to each commit. That was my backup plan :) Or you can commit them by order and then mess with the diff timestamps on the cvs server (in the actual cvs repository). Regards, Casey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CVS commit with custom date
Hello, Is there a way to perform a cvs commit with a custom date, rather than the current date? I'm trying to create all the versions of a certain file retroactively from the archives that have been kept until now, but I want to be able to maintain (and search by) the actual (past) modification date. Thanks, Casey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CVS commit with custom date
On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 07:11:18PM -0800, Casey T. Deccio wrote: Hello, Is there a way to perform a cvs commit with a custom date, rather than the current date? I'm trying to create all the versions of a certain file retroactively from the archives that have been kept until now, but I want to be able to maintain (and search by) the actual (past) modification date. It should be possible, at least if you convert to subversion. I have a repo that started out as CVS and that I converted over to SVN. The original commit dates were kept. If all else fails, you can muck with the clock on the server prior to each commit. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: CVS commit with custom date
On Nov 28, 2006, at 7:20 PM, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 07:11:18PM -0800, Casey T. Deccio wrote: Hello, Is there a way to perform a cvs commit with a custom date, rather than the current date? I'm trying to create all the versions of a certain file retroactively from the archives that have been kept until now, but I want to be able to maintain (and search by) the actual (past) modification date. It should be possible, at least if you convert to subversion. I have a repo that started out as CVS and that I converted over to SVN. The original commit dates were kept. Unfortunately I don't have any original commit dates since nothing is in a repository yet--just file modification times... If all else fails, you can muck with the clock on the server prior to each commit. That was my backup plan :) Regards, Casey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
