[Jsynthlib-devel] How to create a release.

[Hiroo H. <hir...@co...>]

> BTW, do you have any idea how to move the midiprovider directory from
> "cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/jsynthlib/JSynthLib" to
> "cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/jsynthlib/midiprovider"?

> This would prevent downloading the midiprovider with a checkout of
> JSynthLib.  But maybe I should ask the guys from sourceforge.

We cannot remove a directory from CVS repository.  Because we have to
be able to recreate (check out) old directory structure.  But as I show
you a CVS manual before (I've put it at the bottom of this mail), by
doing 'cvs update' with -P option cvs does not create a empty directory.

> We don't get many bugreports in the past and and I like to create a
> 0.19-pre2 release with all fixes of the last time.  How I can upload
> a new release to the sourceforge file section?

You are one of administrator.  By going FILE section you can upload as
I could.  It's well designed.  You don't need my bad English
explanation:-)  If you have question, let me know.

FYI, I did the following steps to create jar file.

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cd "branch_0_19 directory"
cvs update -r
# add tag
cvs tag rel_0_19_pre2
# create directories without CVS directories
cvs export -r rel_0_19_pre2 pre2
cd pre2
javac */*/*.java */*.java *.java
jar cmf misc/mainClass JSynthLib-0.19-pre2.jar @misc/MANIFEST
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is from CVS info manual.

Removing directories
====================

   In concept removing directories is somewhat similar to removing
files--you want the directory to not exist in your current working
directories, but you also want to be able to retrieve old releases in
which the directory existed.

   The way that you remove a directory is to remove all the files in
it.  You don't remove the directory itself; there is no way to do that.
Instead you specify the `-P' option to `cvs update' or `cvs checkout',
which will cause CVS to remove empty directories from working
directories.  (Note that `cvs export' always removes empty directories.)
Probably the best way to do this is to always specify `-P'; if you want
an empty directory then put a dummy file (for example `.keepme') in it
to prevent `-P' from removing it.

   Note that `-P' is implied by the `-r' or `-D' options of `checkout'.
This way CVS will be able to correctly create the directory or not
depending on whether the particular version you are checking out
contains any files in that directory.
-- 
Hiroo Hayashi