Unlearning default CVS ignore pattern

[Peter Toft]

Hi guys

At e.g. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html
we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;
RCS SCCS CVS CVS.adm
RCSLOG cvslog.*
tags TAGS
.make.state .nse_depinfo
*~ #* .#* ,* _$* *$
*.old *.bak *.BAK *.orig *.rej .del-*
*.a *.olb *.o *.obj *.so *.exe
*.Z *.elc *.ln
core

I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
Either in the distribution side or in user land...

Best

[Bulgrien, Kevin]

Post by Peter Toft
At e.g. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html
we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;

<snip />

Post by Peter Toft
I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
Either in the distribution side or in user land...

See "The administrative files".

http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.12.13/cvs_2.html#SEC20

[Bulgrien, Kevin]

Post by Peter Toft

Post by Peter Toft
At e.g.

http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html

Post by Peter Toft
we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;

<snip />

Post by Peter Toft
I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
Either in the distribution side or in user land...

See "The administrative files".
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.12.13/cvs_2.html#SEC20

[Bulgrien, Kevin]

Post by Peter Toft
At e.g. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html
we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;

<snip />

Post by Peter Toft
I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
Either in the distribution side or in user land...

http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html

"In any of the 5 places listed above, a single exclamation mark ('!') clears the ignore list. This can be used if you want to store any file which normally is ignored by CVS."

cd ~
mkdir -p test/repo test/sandbox
cvs -d ~/test/repo init
cd ~/test/sandbox
cvs -d ~/test/repo co .

Post by Peter Toft
boo.so

cvs -nq update
cd CVSROOT
echo "!" >cvsignore
cvs add cvsignore
cvs commit -m 'Disable default ignores' cvsignore
cd ..
cvs -nq update

$ bash test
cvs checkout: Updating .
cvs checkout: Updating CVSROOT
U CVSROOT/checkoutlist
U CVSROOT/commitinfo
U CVSROOT/config
U CVSROOT/cvswrappers
U CVSROOT/loginfo
U CVSROOT/modules
U CVSROOT/notify
U CVSROOT/postadmin
U CVSROOT/postproxy
U CVSROOT/posttag
U CVSROOT/postwatch
U CVSROOT/preproxy
U CVSROOT/rcsinfo
U CVSROOT/taginfo
U CVSROOT/verifymsg
cvs add: scheduling file `cvsignore' for addition
cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently
/home/kbulgrien/test/repo/CVSROOT/cvsignore,v <-- cvsignore
initial revision: 1.1
cvs commit: Rebuilding administrative file database
? boo.so

There you have it.

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Kevin Bulgrien

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[Mike Pumford]

Post by Peter Toft
Hi guys
At e.g. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/cvsmanual/cvsignore.html
we see that CVS has a default set of patters for ignoring files;
RCS SCCS CVS CVS.adm
RCSLOG cvslog.*
tags TAGS
.make.state .nse_depinfo
*~ #* .#* ,* _$* *$
*.old *.bak *.BAK *.orig *.rej .del-*
*.a *.olb *.o *.obj *.so *.exe
*.Z *.elc *.ln
core
I have a project, where I need CVS to also consider .so-files.
How is it possible to unlearn/change the default ignore patterns?
Either in the distribution side or in user land...

At least in the versions I've used I don't know if there is a way to do
that. You can override the default ignore list for cvs import operations
with:

cvs import -I !

I think for non-import operations you are going to have to trust your
users to add the .so files without the prompting of the CVS with ? lines
in the cvs update output.

You could build yourself a custom version with a different built in
ignore list without too much difficulty if that becomes a problem.

Mike