[SATLUG] cvs question

[Mike Wallace]

CVS comes with a file called cvswrappers which defines the default
action for many file types if not specified directly on the command
line.  This is why some binary files will be inserted into CVS just
fine while others won't (because they aren't defined in cvswrappers).

Anyway, remove the icon from CVS and then add it back making sure to
use the -kb option to cvs so that CVS will know it's binary.  Or
alternatively, add a rule for the file type to cvswrappers and don't
worry about it again.  For a Windows icon file, the cvswrappers entry
would look something like this:

*.ico -k 'b' -m COPY

-Mike


On 3/8/06, Borries Demeler <demeler at biochem.uthscsa.edu> wrote:
> I have a question regarding cvs:
>
> When I commit a binary file to cvs, it appears to be perfectly
> fine, except in one case: I have an icon file that when committed
> to cvs and retrieved by windows cvs gets somehow garbled. Is there
> a particular option that allows me to assure binary files are
> correctly transferred in CVS? This problem occurs both under
> windows and under Linux, but only with this icon file.
>
> Thanks, -Borries
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