[cvsnt] Re: is there a problem if I move files from one folder to the other in the repository

[Glen Starrett]

Aditya Gandhi wrote:
> Say for example right now I have a folder named A in the repository
> which has a lot of subfolders and files 
> Eg. 
> A
> |-----A1
> |      |------A11
> |      |------A12
> |
> |-----A2
> |-----A3
> 
> I am planning to create a new directory structure where I will be moving
> the complete folder A into a new folder called X as shown below
> Say 
> 	X
> 	|----------A
> 	|	     |-----A1
> 	|	     |      |------A11
>   	|	     |      |------A12
> 	|	     |	
> 	|	     |-----A2
> 	|	     |-----A3
> 	Y
> 	|----------B
> 	|----------C
> etc.
> 
> My question is how can I go about doing this without disturbing the
> history.

You could copy it -- that would work -- but if you want the files in A 
to be the same as X/A, then you should use a modules definition to add 
the A directory to X.  That way they are physically in the same place, 
but now effectively in two (but still share the same history / version / 
etc).

-- 
Glen Starrett