Re: SubWCRev WCMODS substitution value

Hautzenroeder, Brenna M wrote:
> I'm using SubWCRev to create a project header file, but I don't know if
> the output that I'm seeing is correct or not. Here's my setup:
>
> In a project/source directory:
> projectHeader_template.h -> versioned
> projectHeader.h -> versioned, output from SubWCRev
> and projectHeader_template.h
>
> When I run SubWCRev on projectHeader_template.h, the WCMODS value
> returns the false value instead of the true value, even though there are
> no local modifications before running SubWCRev (I've checked for local
> modifications, and Tortoise says there are none). So, there are only 2
> things I can think of which may be causing this:
>
> 1) It's a bug in SubWCRev, or

While I don't guarantee anything, it seems not very likely.

> 2) The fact that I have the output of SubWCRev versioned makes it
> locally modified once SubWCRev touches it.

No, SubWCRev first scans the working copy, *then* writes the result to
the target file.

> My guess is that it is #2, but that still seems odd that the output of
> the program affects the "input" substitution. If the only fix to this
> problem is that I need to unversion my projectHeader.h file, then that
> would be fine, just not optimal.

* which version are you using?
* do you pass '-e' to include externals?
* how did you check for local modifications with TSVN?

Remember that
missing/added/removed/conflicted/merged/replaced/obstructed entries also
mean 'local modification'.

Stefan

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