# [PATCH] cvsserver: Use Merged response instead of Update-existing for merged files

3 messages from 2007-03-06 to 2007-03-11. Participants: Frank Lichtenheld, Junio C Hamano, Martin Langhoff.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7151

## Frank Lichtenheld, 2007-03-06 09:42

Subject: [PATCH] cvsserver: Use Merged response instead of Update-existing for merged files
Message-ID: <11731741443228-git-send-email-frank@lichtenheld.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/11731741443228-git-send-email-frank%40lichtenheld.de

```
Using Update-existing leads to the client forgetting about the "locally
modified" status of the file which can lead to loss of local changes on
later updates.

Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>
---
 git-cvsserver.perl |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index 1bf892e..65fcc84 100755
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
@@ -957,12 +957,12 @@ sub req_update
             {
                 $log->info("Merged successfully");
                 print "M M $filename\n";
-                $log->debug("Update-existing $dirpart");
+                $log->debug("Merged $dirpart");
 
                 # Don't want to actually _DO_ the update if -n specified
                 unless ( $state->{globaloptions}{-n} )
                 {
-                    print "Update-existing $dirpart\n";
+                    print "Merged $dirpart\n";
                     $log->debug($state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename");
                     print $state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename\n";
                     my $kopts = kopts_from_path($filepart);
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ sub req_update
                 # Don't want to actually _DO_ the update if -n specified
                 unless ( $state->{globaloptions}{-n} )
                 {
-                    print "Update-existing $dirpart\n";
+                    print "Merged $dirpart\n";
                     print $state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename\n";
                     my $kopts = kopts_from_path($filepart);
                     print "/$filepart/1.$meta->{revision}/+/$kopts/\n";
-- 
1.5.0.2

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2007-03-10 01:37

Subject: Re: [PATCH] cvsserver: Use Merged response instead of Update-existing for merged files
Message-ID: <7v4pot281h.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v4pot281h.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <11731741443228-git-send-email-frank@lichtenheld.de>

```
Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de> writes:

> Using Update-existing leads to the client forgetting about the "locally
> modified" status of the file which can lead to loss of local changes on
> later updates.

To me, both of these hunks look correct (the first one is clean
merge, the second one is merge with conflicts).  Ack?

> Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>
> ---
>  git-cvsserver.perl |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
> index 1bf892e..65fcc84 100755
> --- a/git-cvsserver.perl
> +++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
> @@ -957,12 +957,12 @@ sub req_update
>              {
>                  $log->info("Merged successfully");
>                  print "M M $filename\n";
> -                $log->debug("Update-existing $dirpart");
> +                $log->debug("Merged $dirpart");
>  
>                  # Don't want to actually _DO_ the update if -n specified
>                  unless ( $state->{globaloptions}{-n} )
>                  {
> -                    print "Update-existing $dirpart\n";
> +                    print "Merged $dirpart\n";
>                      $log->debug($state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename");
>                      print $state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename\n";
>                      my $kopts = kopts_from_path($filepart);
> @@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ sub req_update
>                  # Don't want to actually _DO_ the update if -n specified
>                  unless ( $state->{globaloptions}{-n} )
>                  {
> -                    print "Update-existing $dirpart\n";
> +                    print "Merged $dirpart\n";
>                      print $state->{CVSROOT} . "/$state->{module}/$filename\n";
>                      my $kopts = kopts_from_path($filepart);
>                      print "/$filepart/1.$meta->{revision}/+/$kopts/\n";
> -- 
> 1.5.0.2

```

## Martin Langhoff, 2007-03-11 22:21

Subject: Re: [PATCH] cvsserver: Use Merged response instead of Update-existing for merged files
Message-ID: <46a038f90703111521h59079864q9c9f5d922c92dc99@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f90703111521h59079864q9c9f5d922c92dc99%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <7v4pot281h.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

```
On 3/10/07, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de> writes:
>
> > Using Update-existing leads to the client forgetting about the "locally
> > modified" status of the file which can lead to loss of local changes on
> > later updates.
>
> To me, both of these hunks look correct (the first one is clean
> merge, the second one is merge with conflicts).  Ack?

Ack!



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```
