Re: Question - commiting modified file

[Steve Greenland]

On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 11:00:09AM -0800, Anjali Madhekar wrote:
> When I generate some files during the build, they appear as 'modified'
> in CVS. when I do a 'diff' the exit status is '0' indicating that the
> files are indentical.

[Channelling GW] "Why on earth are you storing generated files in CVS?"

> 1. Do they have 'modified' status due to the file creation time stamp?

I've never seen CVS do this. Are you perhaps using WinCVS?

> 2. Out of 20-30 files that are generated, some may actually be
> different. So how do I checkin only those that changed?

Check in all of them. CVS will actually only work on those that have
changed. As you yourself note.

> 3. After doing a 'commit' on a file that appears modified but is
> identical, CVS does not check in that file. But the file continues to
> appear as 'modified'. How can I get it to show the status as current?

Again, I think you must be using WinCVS. Just do an update on the directory.

But your primary problem is that you're storing non-source files in CVS,
which is *wrong*. Bad. Unwise. Pretty much any other negative adjective
you care to think of. Don't do it, and you'll be happier.

Steve