Re: Re: Issues retaining a DOS' file encoding when committing it into a UNIX reposi

> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thanks for the reply. When you say set the correct line separators using a
> script, could you give me some more detail.
>
> I've looked at SVN && SmartSVN but was disappointed with the way tags are
> handled. A copy of the repository every time it gets tagged is too costly. Or
> is my understanding incorrect?
>
> Thanks
> Hector Urdaneta
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>
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> --- In smartcvs@..., syntevo Support <smartcvs@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Hector,
> >
> > > When I commit DOS files
> > > into the repository I see that the ,v files gets saved in UNIX format.
> >
> > You should not worry about how file content is stored in the ,v files, because
> > this is CVS server internal. SmartCVS always converts the line separators to
> > the correct line separator for the repository (\n), just like any other
> > correctly working CVS client.
> >
> > > So in short, what do I need to do to ensure that DOS text files get committed
> > > into a UNIX repository from a UNIX client in its original DOS format, and that
> > > when I retrieve it on a UNIX OS, its DOS format is preserved?
> >
> > You only can define what line separator to use for your whole project
> > (Project|Settings, Text File Options). You can't define that on a per-file
> > base using CVS. If you need that, then you should use (Smart)SVN or set the
> > correct line separators locally using a script.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Thomas Singer
> > _____________
> > syntevo GmbH
> > http://www.syntevo.com
> >
> >
> > "hectorub" <hurdaneta@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm having trouble committing DOS text files into a UNIX repository. By UNIX
> > > repository I mean one that is stored on a UNIX box. When I commit DOS files
> > > into the repository I see that the ,v files gets saved in UNIX format. I'm
> > > running the smartCVS (professional) client from a Linux machine.
> > >
> > > My working copy of the repository contains a mix of DOS and UNIX files. Not
> > > knowingly, I originally committed all files into the repository with the Text
> > > File Encoding in the Repository in ASCII mode. I later on changed the setting
> > > to Unicode (UTF-8). Removed the DOS files from the repository and tried
> > > committing them once again to the repository. When I look at the ,v file in
> > > the repository I still see that the files are stored in the UNIX format.
> > >
> > > So in short, what do I need to do to ensure that DOS text files get committed
> > > into a UNIX repository from a UNIX client in its original DOS format, and that
> > > when I retrieve it on a UNIX OS, its DOS format is preserved?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any help
> > > Hector Urdaneta
> > > Linear Technology Corporation
> >
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