Re: Question about 'cvswrappers'...

[Tim Endres <time@ice.com>]

On Thu, Sep 24 1998, Graham TerMarsch wrote:
> Tim Endres wrote:
> > You can not use wrappers. They are not supported.
> > 
> > JCVS supports binary imports using expressions such as "*.gif" and
> > "*.jpg", as well as supporting "Add"-ing binary files once a project
> > is open.
> 
> I figured that they might not be supported in jCVS as client-side, but isn't
> there some way that I can set them up as server-side wrappers?

I thought about that as soon as I sent the email. HOwever, I had to run
to my son's soccer practice... 

There is little documentation, but from the code that I have just read
the only support for client side wrappers is the '-k' flags. Of course,
jCVS does not support those. Otherwise, it appears that the server does
nothing when dealing with client/server operation.

On the other hand, it would not be terribly difficult to add the kind
of uuencode processing you mention to jCVS. It is all contained in
the CVSClient.java class, and there is already code there to handle
the ascii line termination translation, so other translations would
be simple to add. Further, com.ice.convert has uudecode and uuencode,
so you would not have to write that code, just pull it in.

I can not imagine what benefit you gain from the uuencoding, but I am
sure you have your reasons. However, it looks like you'd have to sling
code to get the feature you want.

tim.
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