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Re: git-cvsserver won't add new content on update

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Jan 18, 2007, 16:22 UTC
Message-ID
<20070118162222.GE15428@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To
<200701181616.38318.andyparkins@gmail.com>
Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I am trying to use git-cvsserver to supply CVS access to my git repository.  
> The checkout worked okay, but now, during normal operation, I've made changes 
> and added content.  After a cvs update the changed files all seem to have 
> been updated as expected, however the added files are not being added.  
> However, CVS is reporting that the file is added; but it never appears.
> 
> some/sub/directory$ cvs update
> A some/sub/directory/file.c

You need to commit first to get the file completely added. What you are seeing above is that the file was listed in some/sub/directory/CVS/Entries so that the next commit will know to upload the file to the server. Until then its not actually going to do that...

-- 
Shawn.
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