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Hi there, This might sound interesting- probably might throw out a bug 1. I tried adding the file (*.tar.gz) to the database - checked out the file and compared it with the one that I has checked in. It was same. 2. But when I tried importing the same file - CVS recognized it as a Unicode file - I asked it to force it as a binary file (used the -kb option). After the import happened I looked at the RCS file and it was just a 1KB big. Obviously the file on the database was not similar to the one I had asked it to import. So there exists some difference between import and add even when both of them treat the file in the same way. Is that normal ? regards Arvind --- Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at system3r.se> wrote: > I might have misunderstood your intent here. I > thought that you were going > to migrate a *repository* from Linux to CVSNT and so > had tar:ed the entire > file structure of your existing repository so as to > move it over to NT. > When people do this they UnTar using WinZip and fall > into the trap of "smart" > CR/LF conversion that makes the repository unusable. > Now I think that what you want is to add a *.gz file > to an existing module in > the CVSNT repository. This is not what I replied to, > sorry. > > Well you should be able to add this file using the > -kb flag in WinCvs. Just > disregard the notice about the Unicode detection, it > is bogus anyway. > If you get it in to CVS as binary then it will come > out as entered just fine. > > /Bo > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arvind Raman > [mailto:arvind_raman_tech at yahoo.com] > Sent: den 16 december 2002 16:45 > To: CVSGUI > Cc: CVSNT > Subject: [cvsgui] Re: Unable to correctly import > *.tar.gz archives > > > Hi Bo and others, > > This is regarding one of my previous mail. To which > I > got the response attached below. Well I am not sure > if > my question is really valid or not, but I would like > to know if it is not possible to import a tar.gz > file > as downloaded from the ftp server directly to the > CVS > database. > When I tried doing so, > #1. CVS first recognized the *.gz file as a Unicode > file > #2. The RCS file created on the database was just a > 1KB in size whereas the original file was around > 300KB > > When the above approach didnt work, I tried > unzipping > and zipping the file back as a Winzip file and then > things seemed to work perfectly well. Is this the > only > way its going to work ? > > regards > Arvind > > ################################################ > So my reply from work did not appear... > Well, here goes again: > This is a FAQ: If you move a UNIX repository using > TAR > and then the > TAR file is expanded in Windows using WinZip you > have > to make sure the > default TAR switch in WinZip is cleared.. > Go to Options/Configuration/Miscellaneous/Other > Find and clear the checkbox "TAR file smart CR/LF > conversion" > > then retry your expansion of the repository. My bet > is > that now it > will work. You will still go over the admin files to > modify settings > that are UNIX specific. > > /Bo > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:27:04 -0800 (PST), > arvind_raman_tech at yahoo.com > (Arvind Raman) wrote: > > >I posted this query a month ago on the cvsnt > mailing > >list but couldn't get any response from there. > Thought > >of fwding it here to see if anyone here could help. > > > >I have been facing issues trying to import *.tar.gz > >files. When I try importing these file CVS pops up > a > >warning message saying that the files are being > >imported as unicode files while they are binary. > >I tried forcing these files to binary and also as > >unicode in two different experiments, but each time > I > >checked out the file they were different from what > was > >used while importing. > >The problem goes when I extract the file from the > .gz > >archive and zip them back in the winzip format. > >Is this a know problem and does there exist a > solution > >to it ? > >I was trying to import the gawk and the sed archive > in > >the .gz format available from > >ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/mirrors/sources.redhat.com/cygwin/ > > > >regards > >Arvind > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > cvsgui-unsubscribe at egroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com