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Re: how to checkout a specific file from a Makefile
From: |
Larry Jones |
Subject: |
Re: how to checkout a specific file from a Makefile |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:03:08 -0400 (EDT) |
Bram Moolenaar writes:
>
> testscript:
> cvs checkout testscript
>
> This doesn't work, because this is in a subdirectory of the module and
> the actual name is something like "module/foo/bar/testscript". This
> would work:
>
> cd ../../..
> cvs checkout module/foo/bar/testscript
>
> However, this requires knowning the name of the module and directories.
> Isn't there way to checkout "testscript" without having to specify the
> whole path in the Makefile (so that maintenance is easier)?
> After all, CVS/Repository contains exactly the name I need to use. I
> suppose it's used for the update command, so why can't checkout use it?
Because checkout is the wrong subcommand. The subcommand you want,
surprisingly enough, is update! Just do:
cvs update testscript
-Larry Jones
I always have to help Dad establish the proper context. -- Calvin
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