Re: Rename a history file so that it can be used

Jennifer Edelstein wrote:
>
>  Ok. I added comments to yours in red below.
>
>  
>
> Now the program was to be passed to the service department.   So, 
> Person2 copied the 'Project A' folder from the 'Projects' folder on 
> his laptop and pasted it into the 'Service' folder on his laptop.  He 
> then performed an 'add contents' , 'update' and 'commit.' 
>
> It is a very bad idea to copy folders under CVS control - there is a 
> hidden folder named 'CVS' inside each folder. If this gets copied too, 
> CVS will assume that the copied folder is still in the original location.
> He performed a 'release(delete cvs control files only)' before copy 
> and pasting.
>
Right. That should be OK then.
>
>  
>
>  Next, he deleted the 'Project A' folder in the 'Projects' folder on 
> his laptop and performed a 'commit.'  
>
> Did he do a CVS Remove, or did he simply delete the folder?
> Since he had performed a 'release', he deleted it, and then 'updated' 
> to get the cvs files back on his laptop, then he performed a 'remove.'
>
>  
>
> Now, this was all done over a month ago and , just recently, I 
> realized that the files in the 'Service' folder are not the most 
> current files that would have been on Person1's laptop.    Person1 is 
> no longer with the company and, unfortunately, he was our cvs guru.  
> Since, Person1 knew the most about cvs, I am assuming that he did 
> actually commit the correct files; and, that Person2 did not do an 
> update before moving the files on his computer. 
>
>  
>
> Would this scenario then leave Person1's 'history' files on the server 
> in the 'Projects' repository. 
>
> Yes, they would be unchanged. If Person2 did a CVS Remove and not just 
> a delete, it will be slightly more complicated to retrieve the files, 
> but still possible.
>
> So, he did do a 'remove'.   But, retrieving the files is still possible?
>
Yes. The easiest way is to do an Update Special on the 'Project A' 
folder, specifying a date and time just before Person1 performed the CVS 
Remove/Commit.

-Torsten

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