Re: [HACKERS] cvs and empty directories

On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I have found cvs creating many directories that I know were removed from
> the source tree. I now use the -P option to cvs update/checkout to
> prevent this from happening.
>
> -P Prune (remove) directories that are empty after
> being updated, on checkout, or update. Normally,
> an empty directory (one that is void of revision-
> controlled files) is left alone. Specifying -P
> will cause these directories to be silently removed
> from your checked-out sources. This does not
> remove the directory from the repository, only from
> your checked out copy. Note that this option is
> implied by the -r or -D options of checkout and
> export.

The general recommendation that I've received concerning this is
to run:

cvs -q update -APd

-q puts it in a quiet mode, so only changes are reported
-A removes any sticky tags to give you CURRENT sources
-P Prunes (as above)
-d creates any new directories required

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
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