1.3.3 Cleaning up
Before you turn to other tasks you decide to remove your
working copy of tc. One acceptable way to do that is of
course
but a better way is to use the release command
(see section A.15 release--Indicate that a Module is no longer in use):
| | $ cd ..
$ cvs release -d tc
M driver.c
? tc
You have [1] altered files in this repository.
Are you sure you want to release (and delete) directory `tc': n
** `release' aborted by user choice.
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The release command checks that all your
modifications have been committed. If history logging is
enabled it also makes a note in the history file.
See section C.11 The history file.
When you use the `-d' flag with release,
it also removes your working copy.
In the example above, the release command wrote a
couple of lines of output. `? tc' means that the file
`tc' is unknown to CVS. That is nothing to worry
about: `tc' is the executable compiler, and it should
not be stored in the repository. See section C.9 Ignoring files via cvsignore, for
information about how to make that warning go away.
See section A.15.2 release output, for a complete explanation of all
possible output from release.
`M driver.c' is more serious. It means that the
file `driver.c' has been modified since it was
checked out.
The release command always finishes by telling
you how many modified files you have in your working copy
of the sources, and then asks you for confirmation before
deleting any files or making any note in the history file.
You decide to play it safe and answer n RET
when release asks for confirmation.
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