[cvsnt] Re: Is it allowed to change from binary to unicode?

[Björn Carlsson]

Do you know if this would work even with more than one revision 
initially in the repository?

Tony Hoyle wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:35:47 +0000 (UTC), bc_remove_ at passagen.se
>(Björn Carlsson) wrote:
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>>If a file has been added as binary, but it's really unicode, should it
>>then be possible to run admin -ku without destroying that file?
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>Yes (ish), but it'll be tricky to get right, as you're changing the
>storage format.
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>What I'd do is:
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>1. Take a copy of the file
>2. Do update -ku
>3. Do admin -ku
>4. Put the file back from step 1.
>5. Use commit -f to force a new revision.
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>It may not be necessary to do all those steps (I've not actually tried
>it) but I think that should work.
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>Tony
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