Working with CVS archives

[ray.hayes]

In my work environment, I use TortiseCVS and BeyondCompare for reviewing source-code. I have a regular workflow whereby I have two code-trees and use folder/file compare on them.

Occasionally I find it useful to see the revision graph or "CVS diff" and can right-click, go down to the Explorer menu and then select the TortoiseCVS options. When diff'ing, Tortoise is setup to use BeyondCompare.

When the new tab is opened, any non-local files (e.g. the temporary previous revision) reports a "Cannot open file "C:\Documents and settings\name\Local Settings\Temp\etc" error.

I can also get this problem if I try using the TortoiseCVS diff command whilst I already have BC open.

Is there a solution / incompatibility - TorotiseSVN does not have the same problem!

BC Pro = v3.1.10 b11626
TortoiseCVS = 1.10.10

Regards,
Ray

[Chris]

Hi Ray,

Please make sure you're calling "bcomp.exe" from TortoiseCVS. This uses a separate process for each compare.

If you call "bcompare.exe" for version control diffs, it opens everything in a single process. This makes it hard for version control to detect when the diff is complete, causing the missing temp file issue you describe.

[ray.hayes]

Wonderful, that's done the trick!

Thanks,
Ray