[Python-Dev] Sourceforge FAQ

[Guido van Rossum]

> > No, cvs diff still won't diff the file -- it says "new file".
> 
> Hm, you're right. I'm sure I had it working, but it doesn't work now. Odd. I
> guess Barry got hit by the same oddity (see other reply to my msg ;)

Barry posted the right solution: cvs diff -c -N.  The -N option treats
absent files as empty.  I'll use this in the future!

> > (I have no idea what the rest of this thread is about.  Dinkytoy
> > attitude???  I played with tpy cars called dinky toys, but I don't see
> > the connection.  What SF FAQ are we talking about anyway?)
> 
> The thread started by Paul asking why his question wasn't in the FAQ :) As
> for 'dinkytoy attitude': it's a great, wonderful toy, but you can't use it
> for real. A bit harsh, I guess, but I've been hitting the CVS constraints
> many times in the last two weeks. (Moving files, moving directories,
> removing directories 'for real', moving between different repositories in
> which some files/directories (or just their names) overlap, making diffs
> with new files in them ;) etc.)

Note that at least *some* of the constraints have to do with issues
inherent in version control.  And cvs diff -N works. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)