[cvsnt] Re: Changing server to Unicode

Tony Hoyle tony.hoyle at march-hare.com
Sat Mar 11 19:05:39 GMT 2006


Clovis Garcia wrote:
> I have files and directories with accents and I´m with doubts about the 
> process. I´ve tried to move my module from my CVSNT server (without 
> Unicode option set) to a new one with this option enabled. At first it 
> had worked without any problems but when I inspected the graph (I´m 
> using WinCVS) I noted that all accent characters in my comments were 
> missing. Not just that, the 'Filename' at the Log too. See the example 
> below:

WinCVS is not unicode aware and does not ship with a client capable of 
handling non-ASCII filenames, so you can't use that without upgrading 
its client at least.

There are rumours of a unicode aware tortoise but I don't know how far 
that has gone.

Tony



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