[cvsnt] Re: Binary files are imported as text files (CVSNT 2.5.02 #2096)

[Tony Hoyle]

Tony Hoyle wrote:
> Thomas Singer wrote:
> 
>> It worked in CVSNT 2.0.58d and still works in any half-decent GNU CVS 
>> version, so I guess it is a newly introduced incompatibility in CVSNT 
>> 2.5.*.
>

 From the source code comments (inherited from the original 1.10.8 code):

    /* Note that as the code stands now, the -k option overrides any
        settings in wrappers (whether CVSROOT/cvswrappers, -W, or
        whatever).  Some have suggested this should be the other way
        around.  As far as I know the documentation doesn't say one way
        or the other.  Before making a change of this sort, should think
        about what is best, document it (in cvs.texinfo and NEWS), &c. */

The cvs documentation also states that it applies to all new files. 
Changing this would break backward compatibility and be extremely 
non-obvious.

Tony