Vorbis dev - Aug 2001 - setting default expansion mode for CVS files

I've noticed that certain binary files had been checked into cvs with the
default expansion mode.
For example *.png and *.bmp files.  The line ending problem not withstanding,
there is still the
possiblity that these files can be corrupted if the binary data happens to
contain byte sequences
that just happen to match RCS keywords, e.g. "$Id:$", etc.  For that
reason, they should still be added
with "cvs add -kb".   

There is even a better way to handle this, which is to edit the
CVSROOT/cvswrappers file to
identify known binary file types, that way, you don't have to remember to
indicate "-kb" upon
performing a "cvs add".

For example, with repositories I manage, my cvswrappers file contains:

*.gif -k 'b'
*.jpg -k 'b'
*.jpeg -k 'b'
*.swf -k 'b'
*.png -k 'b'
*.au -k 'b'
*.opt -k 'b'
*.wav -k 'b'
*.ico -k 'b'

This change can be done as follows:

cvs co CVSROOT/cvswrappers
-- edit the file and add the file types
cvs commit -m "add binary file types" CVSROOT/cvswrappers
cvs release -d CVSROOT

Shall we do this?

        -Chris

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On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 01:35:55PM -0700, Chris Wolf
wrote:
> I've noticed that certain binary files had been checked into cvs with
the default expansion mode.
> For example *.png and *.bmp files.  The line ending problem not
withstanding, there is still the
> possiblity that these files can be corrupted if the binary data happens to
contain byte sequences
> that just happen to match RCS keywords, e.g. "$Id:$", etc.  For
that reason, they should still be added
> with "cvs add -kb".
> 
> There is even a better way to handle this, which is to edit the
CVSROOT/cvswrappers file to
> identify known binary file types, that way, you don't have to remember
to indicate "-kb" upon
> performing a "cvs add".
> 
> For example, with repositories I manage, my cvswrappers file contains:
> 
> *.gif -k 'b'
> *.jpg -k 'b'
> *.jpeg -k 'b'
> *.swf -k 'b'
> *.png -k 'b'
> *.au -k 'b'
> *.opt -k 'b'
> *.wav -k 'b'
> *.ico -k 'b'
> 
> This change can be done as follows:
> 
> cvs co CVSROOT/cvswrappers
> -- edit the file and add the file types
> cvs commit -m "add binary file types" CVSROOT/cvswrappers
> cvs release -d CVSROOT
> 
> Shall we do this?
I say yes.

Monty

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