[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/nondist/nondist - New
directory
Barry A. Warsaw
bwarsaw@beopen.com
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:54:11 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>> "PP" == Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net> writes:
>> You can't.
PP> Gah. That sucks.
Welcome to CVS. What did Greg Wilson say at IPC8? Paraphrasing: CVS
is the worst tool everybody uses. :)
>> Somebody with access to the repository will have to remove it,
PP> You mean an SF employee?
Yup, you need to make an admin request to do anything with the
repository, like remove directories, move files, or clear locks.
>> but even then, if someone else has already done and update and
>> gotten the new dir, it'll mess up their working directories.
>> Best to just leave it empty and let "cvs up -P" prune it out.
PP> Not in the long run. It's just messy.
PP> There's a mistake I won't make again (this week).
Been there, done that. :)
-Barry