It also commits a new revision into the file with a special revision state of dead.
Cvs put files in attic.
But in case you want to know the rule is that the rcs file is stored in the attic if and only if the head revision on the trunk has state dead.
Not so intelligent is that cvs has no really folder managment.
Then the cvs get this file back from this hidden folder.
These files may be associated with old tags that should be removed moved or renamed.
Search for missing cvs files in the attic.
In this case the patched code looks for the file also in the attic if the file was not found outside the attic of outside the attic if the file could not be found within the attic as i do not have write access to the reviewboard repository the contents of the review cannot be commited by me.
Now it is possible that the file was moved out of or into the attic.
But because y is not cleared there is still y in hidden attic the folder x is still shown with a cvs entry also when it is empty.
In each repository directory of a project the presence of an attic subdirectory means that at least one file has been removed from that directory this means that you shouldn t use directories named attic in your projects.
Whenever a cvs file is not found on the server an error occurs.
Log r both of these will list the names of the rcs files used to store the file.
Actually the merge from branch to trunk will automatically add the file to the trunk.
So good so intelligent.
Try a command like.
If a file is added on a branch it doesn t exist on the trunk so the v file goes in the attic.
You can t check the attic out into your sandbox but you can examine its contents through a web interface to cvs.
Each directory in the repository has a subdirectory called attic.
Your holidays might just be a lot less merry this year if you ve been storing your decorations in the attic.
Type d name attic exec ls 1 you can also list the files with the cvs log command.
Holiday decorations can be damaged by the extreme heat in attics says santoro delicate fabrics and items that are painted are particularly prone to damage when stored in the attic and plastic decorations like ornaments may melt or warp in the heat.
If you remove a file y from folder x file y is put in attic folder of x.
Cvs doesn t merely move the rcs file into attic however.
When you remove a file from the repository cvs puts it into the attic.
Here s the relevant section from attic foo jpg v.
Remove the v at the end of the file to get the file name you want.
When you want to merge your work into the trunk you ll need to add those new files on the trunk after which the v file will be moved out of the attic.
If you have access to the repository you can find all files in the attic with find.