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cvs init on pre-existing old repository ok?
From: |
Bulgrien, Kevin |
Subject: |
cvs init on pre-existing old repository ok? |
Date: |
Mon, 16 May 2005 10:59:26 -0500 |
The original question was:
A user did a cvs init on an existing repository. Is this generally safe,
or might it be advisable to go back and check for differences against a
backup?
CVS version is 1.11.17
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/2004-05/msg00050.html
presumably contains an applicable answer:
> The 'cvs init' should only add files that are not already present but
> are needed by cvs."
...
> The 'cvs init' function should not do anything bad to your files unless
> you happen to have files in the $CVSROOT/CVSROOT that do not match the
> top-of-tree version in their corresponding ,v file in the checkoutlist.
>
> It is probably a good idea to create a test copy of the CVSROOT
> directory into another repository and run the 'cvs init' command to see
> what it does to your test setup before you do the real thing.
>
> Good luck,
> -- Mark
It does appear that one needs to check a backup in order to be sure since
the full context of the cvs init operation is not known.
---
Kevin R. Bulgrien
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- cvs init on pre-existing old repository ok?,
Bulgrien, Kevin <=