[cvsnt] Re: Relnotes.rtf is suddenly marked as binary...

[Tony Hoyle]

Bo Berglund wrote:
> Tony,
> I just noted that the latest version of /Relnotes.rtf is marked as
> binary when I update the cvsnt source tree using cvsnt 2.5.01.1986.
> 
> Was this because you have changed this on purpose or is it a bug
> somewhere?
> The file still looks as text to me but WinCvs refuses to do a diff on
> it...
>
rtf files are binary, in that merging them wouldn't produce anything 
sane, plus they can contain real binary objects if you embed graphics etc.

You could checkout two versions and diff them (I though WinCVS did this 
anyway, using co -p).

Tony