[cvsnt] Re: "cvs update" avoiding files with local changes?

[Glen Starrett]

Johan Holmberg wrote:
> I wonder if it is possible to run "cvs update" to fetch new changes
> from the server, but without fetching changes for files that
> are also changed locally?

Sure, others have needed something similar and there's good support for 
variations on the update operation.  You can select individual files to 
update.  You can use the -n option to prevent any local files from 
changing but still see the list of files that would have changed.  Also, 
whenever the local file is changed, CVS automatically saves off the 
original modified version with a different extension before merging in 
the update.  See "cvs -H update", the cvsnt wiki, and the eBook for more 
info.

I'm not sure that is a good idea to only partially update your sandbox 
though.  For example, if there was a change that spanned multiple files 
with some dependency (like change a function parameter list) then you 
didn't update your local file it would be a problem.  However, you can 
see there's a few other ways that hopefully will meet your needs.

Regards,

-- 
Glen Starrett