[SATLUG] cvs question

[Borries Demeler]

Thanks for the useful information. Where should I put the cvswrappers file?
I don't have one yet. Is there a standard location?

-Borries
> 
> 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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