[cvsnt] Betr.: Removing a file from CVS

[Kerry, Richard]

Of course not !

It's a version control system.  
Removing a file at a certain point in history doesn't change the fact
that before that time the file existed; therefore any request for files
before that time needs to get the file.

The only way to remove the file completely, as Jan indicated, is to
delete the file from the repository.  Which is only to be done if adding
the file was a mistake and you absolutely definitely don't want any
historical Update to get the file.



Helpfully,
Maybe,
Richard.


By the way - if you're asking questions about CVS why are you asking on
the CVSNT list ?

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org 
> [mailto:cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org] On Behalf Of nitesh bansal
> Sent: 23 April 2009 11:07
> To: Jan Keirse
> Cc: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Subject: Re: [cvsnt] Betr.: Removing a file from CVS
> 
> Thanks for advice.But i dont have permissions for upgrading 
> CVS to CVSNT.But
> isnt there any such command which will remove the files from 
> the repository
> cleanly and safely??
> 
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Jan Keirse <jan.keirse at tvh.be> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Are you using CVS intead of CVSNT? In CVSNT (as far as I 
> know) there is no
> > more Attic folder and removed files stay in the same 
> folder, even when
> > they are deleted. In CVSNT if you are absolutely sure you 
> will never ever
> > want to go back to a file (ie it was added by mistake, 
> should never have
> > been added and wastes a significant amount of space) you 
> can just remove
> > the ,v file from the repository.
> > That's not really adviced and you'd probably want to make a 
> backup of your
> > entire repository in advance, but I have done it in the 
> past and it has
> > never cause me any issue.
> > Just make sure you don't make this a habit, it's not for 
> normal removes.
> > If you're on the old CVS I'd assume you can just remove the 
> files from the
> > attic folder and all will be fine, but I'm not sure and I'd 
> backup the
> > repository before trying and seeing what happens. I'd also 
> upgrade the
> > server to CVSNT ;-)
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > JAN KEIRSE
> > ICT-DEPARTMENT
> > Software quality & Systems: Software Engineer
> >
> >
> > cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org schreef op 23/04/2009 11:48:15:
> >
> > > HI Experts,
> > > I have a project maintained in CVS, when i started 
> working on it, i
> > checked
> > > in the binary files plus the source code to CVS.I want to 
> remove the
> > binary
> > > files from the CVS.I am using cvs remove command for this purpose
> > followed
> > > by a  cvs commit.It has removed the file from the future 
> commits.But
> > when i
> > > check out the code corresponding to the old tags, these 
> binary files are
> > > still present.And when i checked on the CVS SERVER, i 
> found out that a
> > new
> > > folder Attic was created on the CVS server where the 
> deleted files were
> > > moved.Please suggest something about this directory.
> > >
> > > With Warm Regards,
> > >
> > > Nitesh Bansal
> > >
> > > Software Engineer, India
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