Re: attic files

2002-10-04 Thread Kaz Kylheku
"Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > "Kaz" == Kaz Kylheku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have that script; it's called ``mcvs convert''. That's the one > > Sorry, I missed it. I looked at the source; it's broken. I neve

RE: attic files

2002-10-04 Thread Greg A. Woods
[ On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 12:35:32 (-0700), Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: ] > Subject: RE: attic files > > Most of the files have multiple branches. How did that happen? You shouldn't really be trying to use CVS branches in any module that you created with "cvs import"

Re: attic files

2002-10-04 Thread Larry Jones
Schwenk, Jeanie writes: > > Most of the files have multiple branches. The trunk is code running on the > floor, one is vendor code and one is current development. Typically the > vendor and development need to be merged into the main trunk for release to > the shop floor. The vendor inadverten

Re: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread Kaz Kylheku
"Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > Arguably, adding years to the life of CVS is CVS-friendly enough. > > There are already enough architectural compromises in the software to > > make it easy to integrate with CVS. > > But ho

Re: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread Larry Jones
Schwenk, Jeanie writes: > > How can I retrieve a large quantity of Attic files? A vendor did a merge > down the vendor branch and, as it turns out, did a reorganization of some > files. The resulting commit moved many, many files in many directories into > their respective

Re: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread Kaz Kylheku
"Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > "Kaz" == Kaz Kylheku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Avoiding this sort of disaster is one of the reasons I wrote a program > > called Meta-CVS. > > OMYGOD > This is sooo co

Re: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: > Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:54:50 -0700 > From: "Schwenk, Jeanie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [info-cvs] RE: attic files > > Isn't there an easier way to get back all the files, complete

RE: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread Schwenk, Jeanie
e, just haven't gotten to them yet. The "just move the file" does not work ... I tried that before I posted. Thanks. Jeanie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:24 AM To: Schwenk, Jeanie Cc: CVSpost (E-

Re: attic files

2002-10-03 Thread david
> How can I retrieve a large quantity of Attic files? A vendor did a merge > down the vendor branch and, as it turns out, did a reorganization of some > files. The resulting commit moved many, many files in many directories into > their respective attics. In the meantime, an e

RE: attic files

2002-10-01 Thread Schwenk, Jeanie
erate many visits to my cube and this is quite simply not in my best interest because I have work to do. Jeanie -Original Message- From: Kaz Kylheku [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:11 PM To: Schwenk, Jeanie Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: attic files On

Re: attic files

2002-10-01 Thread Kaz Kylheku
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: > How can I retrieve a large quantity of Attic files? A vendor did a merge > down the vendor branch and, as it turns out, did a reorganization of some > files. The resulting commit moved many, many files in many directories into > thei

attic files

2002-10-01 Thread Schwenk, Jeanie
How can I retrieve a large quantity of Attic files? A vendor did a merge down the vendor branch and, as it turns out, did a reorganization of some files. The resulting commit moved many, many files in many directories into their respective attics. In the meantime, an engineer here, made

Re: cvs admin -l and moving attic files to another directory

2001-07-03 Thread Eric Siegerman
dy but you has access to it. - Turn off whatever client/server connection method you're using. If pserver, comment out the appropriate line in inetd.conf -- don't forget to HUP inetd! If SSH, how you do this will depend on your precise setup. There may be other ways b

cvs admin -l and moving attic files to another directory

2001-07-03 Thread Anita Chacko
has created #cvs.lock directory in each directory and also a #cvs.wfl.spirit.mni.com.x files with it in the repository.So the repository is now locked. I am in the process of renaming some directories and files so I want to lock the repository. Also I want to move all the attic files to

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Greg A. Woods
[ On Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 16:38:31 (-0400), Larry Jones wrote: ] > Subject: Re: Attic files > > The idea of moving dead files to the Attic is so that you don't even > have to look at them in most cases. Not doing it would simplify some > code and complicate other c

RE: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Marquis, Greg E
I believe the Attic is also used to store files that don't have a version on the trunk (i.e. a file that was added on a branch). Again you could question whether this is strictly necessary, but also again it could be argued that it makes things easier/more convenient overall. Also, don't forge

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Larry Jones
Mike Castle writes: > > Is that Attic really even necessary? What's your definition of "necessary"? It makes some things simpler and other things more difficult. It's certainly less necessary than it was before the current death support was added to CVS. > CVS is doing two things when you del

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Mike Castle
On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 10:22:19AM -0400, Larry Jones wrote: > Never screw with the repository directly unless you're absolutely > certain you know what you're doing. In this case, the correct way to > recover is to do status or log on the file to determine which version it > is that you want to

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Donald Sharp
Have you tried pulling a new workspace and seeing if WinCVS can see them. The CVS/Entries file is probably confused now( you can also hand hack them to make them correct now. ) donald On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 01:14:48PM -, Steve Cowling wrote: > Hello, > > Is it possible to restore files th

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Lars-Christian Schulze
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Steve Cowling wrote: > Hello, > > Is it possible to restore files that have accidently been deleted, > and placed in the attic back into the main trunck. I have tried just > coping the files from the attic back to the original location but > WinCVS still cannot see them.

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Larry Jones
Steve Cowling writes: > > Is it possible to restore files that have accidently been deleted, > and placed in the attic back into the main trunck. I have tried just > coping the files from the attic back to the original location but > WinCVS still cannot see them. Never screw with the reposito

Re: Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Joerg Beyer
On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 01:14:48PM -, Steve Cowling wrote: > Hello, > > Is it possible to restore files that have accidently been deleted, > and placed in the attic back into the main trunck. I have tried just > coping the files from the attic back to the original location but > WinCVS sti

Attic files

2000-07-26 Thread Steve Cowling
Hello, Is it possible to restore files that have accidently been deleted, and placed in the attic back into the main trunck. I have tried just coping the files from the attic back to the original location but WinCVS still cannot see them. Cheers for any suggestion Steve Cowling