Re: Feature Request: admin files for "cvs import" and "cvs add<dir>"

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 16:44:03 (+0800), Wu Yongwei wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Feature Request: admin files for "cvs import" and "cvs add<dir>"
>
> I don't think so.  Check yourself on the server, and you will find that the
> directories are really added to the repository.

I know exactly what happens.

However what you're seeing is the on-time creation of internal meta
information that's almost completely inconsequential to the bigger
picture.

CVS does not manage directories only the files contained within them.

However CVS does require that an empty directory exist in the repository
before it will agree to commit a new file to that directory.


>  At least theoretically a
> user can add directories recursively this way and cause the free disk space
> to become zero.

If you're worried about that kind of threat then you have far bigger
problems than you think.

CVS is not a security tool.

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