Re: [Savannah-users] Messed up CVS repository

[Bob Proulx]

Hello Asher,

Asher Gordon wrote:
> I recently created a new project using CVS
> (https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/magic-square) and I accidentally
> imported my entire directory tree including files which should not be
> imported (i.e. compiled and automatically generated files). I removed
> these files with "cvs remove", but if I understand correctly,
> directories cannot be removed with CVS.

That is correct.  Normally CVS is designed to record history not to
remove it.

> These directories (as well as all the unnecessary dead files) are
> bothering me. Would it be possible to reset the CVS repository to its
> initial state so I can start over and only import what I need?

Since this is a new project that has only just recently been uploaded
I see no reason not to correct things manually.  Normally I would
suggest either writing to savannah-hackers-public and asking for
assistence from there or filing a support ticket.  But I am reading
your message here and can do it.

> Sorry for the inconvenience! I am still pretty new to CVS and version
> control systems in general.

No worries!  We are happy to help. :-)

> P.S. I know you can use the -P option to prune empty directories, but
> they are still in the repository and everyone who wanted to check out
> the repository would have to use -P. The directories are also visible in
> ViewVC.

It appeared that if I took all of the Attic directories which CVS uses
to store removed files and removed them from the repository that it
would accomplish what you wanted without needing to purge and
re-upload everything.  For safety sake I did the remove by moving
those Attic directories to a trashcan area.

Please give your project a clean checkout and see if things are as you
would like them to be.  If not let us know! :-)

Bob