Re: Need to check a file out, but want never to check it back in !

On 4 November 2010 18:26, Felix Saphir <felix.saphir_at_kantarmedia.de> wrote:
> Am 04.11.2010 19:05, schrieb Richard M Willis:
>> That's what I wanted to know (but, sadly, not what I wanted to
>> hear).
>>
>> HWB also maintains another (even stupider) file .hwb. This one has
>> window positions, editor options, last-string-searched etc, all in
>> the same file as the source-files-in-the-build list !
>>
>> It is of the format of a .ini file, with sections like this:
>> [EditorOptions] [ProjectFiles]
>>
>> I was hoping to write a custom differ that would scan only the
>> sections which made the file "really different" but I see now that
>> this won't work.
>
> Yes, unfortunately! One question remains: Why not commit the changes
> anyway? It doesnt hurt anything, does it? At least if you're the sole
> developer ...

I would not want to do that, if only because it clogs up the change
list. Also, the OP talks about checkout on multiple PCs, so even if
you are a sole developer working in several locations, you don't want
your window sizes from your netbook being picked up by your large
screen desktop and vice versa.

Simon

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