Re: How to Import code and maintain file's modification time as the time of import ( - d not working)

Deb Comeau (LCL) wrote, On 08/10/2009 01:11 PM:
> Hi
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> We are running CVS version 1.11.22 on a Linux machine (cvshost).  The
> client server is an AIX Unix server.
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> I have been requested to import all batch source code into a current
> repository. The requirement for this code is to maintain the file's
> original modification date. I have attempted this using the -d option,
> but then I get an error whenever I use the -d option.  
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1) on the server 'cvs' has someone ran
cvs -d /noa_batch/sql init
2) on your client you could try
cvs -d cvs:/noa_batch/sql import -d sql prod_1-0-0-0 reltag

first -d: where the repo is
second -d: use date on file
I think A reltag is required.


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> ClientServer$>cvs -d cvs:/noa_batch/sql import sql prod_1-0-0-0
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> ========================================================================
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> CVS Command Aborted ... Using the -d option is not allowed
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> You will be prompted for the repository to use
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> This command works fine without the -d, but the dates are imported as
> today's date. 
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> Also tried:
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> ClientServer$>cvs import -d sql prod_1-0-0-0
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> ========================================================================
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> CVS Command Aborted ... Using the -d option is not allowed
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> How can I get this code into the repository without modifying the
> original timestamps?
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> If there is a means of using add and maintaining the file's original
> date
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> Deb Comeau
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