Re: CVS

From: Guy Harrison <gharriso_at_werple.apana.org.au>
Date: 16 Nov 1993 08:42:22 +1100
Message-ID: <2c8t3u$a66_at_werple.apana.org.au>

s915918_at_minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Martin William Chesbrough) writes:

>With SQL*Reportwriter it is even more complex as even the .rex file is not
>easy to put under CVS (it has fixed length records). The best thing to do
>is write a shell script to ensure that the headers that CVS generates are
>translated into fixed length records in the .rex file. Then follow the
>same procedure as SQL*Menu.

We use CVS to store .rex files and have not had any problems. I believe Martin may be thinking of SCCS - which cannot store long record lengths sometimes found in .rex files. What you CANNOT do in CVS is include RCS/CVS identifiers such as $Header$. This is because the first part of each .rex line contains the line length - when the identifier is expanded it changes the line length and corrupts the .rex file.

---

Guy Harrison                        gharriso_at_werple.apana.org.au
ORACLE  Database Consultant         gharriso_at_vitgwms1.telecom.com.au

Synchronous Software P/L
Melbourne Australia Received on Mon Nov 15 1993 - 22:42:22 CET