[cvsnt] Automating the addition of files to a module?

[David Somers]

Damien Moore wrote:

> 
> Hi again,
> 
> I'm working on a project that produces text input and output files that I
> keep in my CVS repository in addition to the source. From time to time I
> produce a bunch of new inputs and outputs that create a new set of files
> (sometimes a large number).
> 
> Is there anyway to keep track of files/folders that have been added since
> the last commit, so I can put them in a cvs add list automatically without
> having to manually check?
> 
> I have been using a script that just attempted to add everything in the
> checked out module, but this seems pretty inefficient since most times the
> files were already in the repository and this just stretches out the time
> to make the next commit.

Get your script to run cvs stat and parse its output to determine which
files are unknown to cvs and therefore need to be added.

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David Somers
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