[rancid] .cvsignore files showing in viewvc

[Jose Martinez]

Hello all,

I was using an old RANCID version 2.X on an Ubuntu server.

I'm creating a new server using the newest rancid. I have everything
working but when I look on the web interface of ViewVC i see .cvsignore
files along with the configs.

Anyway to hide these or anything like that? I don't see these files being
created with the old RANCID installation.

[heasley]

Post by Jose Martinez
Hello all,
I was using an old RANCID version 2.X on an Ubuntu server.
I'm creating a new server using the newest rancid. I have everything
working but when I look on the web interface of ViewVC i see .cvsignore
files along with the configs.
Anyway to hide these or anything like that? I don't see these files being
created with the old RANCID installation.

They just tell the SCM to ignore certain files. Which means that those
will not appear in cvs update, etc opertions, which means less confusion
in logs for the less experienced users.

if it taints your view too much, alter viewvc to filter those files.

[Jose Martinez]

Thanks Heasley. I'm trying to research exactly what you mean. I'm a novice
at Linux. I'm not sure what SCM is. I've also tried researching "viewvc
filters" but not finding much about that either. Any push in the right
direction would be appreciated.

Post by heasley

Post by Jose Martinez
Hello all,
I was using an old RANCID version 2.X on an Ubuntu server.
I'm creating a new server using the newest rancid. I have everything
working but when I look on the web interface of ViewVC i see .cvsignore
files along with the configs.
Anyway to hide these or anything like that? I don't see these files being
created with the old RANCID installation.

They just tell the SCM to ignore certain files. Which means that those
will not appear in cvs update, etc opertions, which means less confusion
in logs for the less experienced users.
if it taints your view too much, alter viewvc to filter those files.