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diff --git a/contrib/cvs/doc/cvsclient.texi b/contrib/cvs/doc/cvsclient.texi index ff05d6c07c3fd..edb27af7c26f8 100644 --- a/contrib/cvs/doc/cvsclient.texi +++ b/contrib/cvs/doc/cvsclient.texi @@ -943,6 +943,16 @@ there are some situations it cannot handle (ignore patterns, or situations where the user specifies a filename and the client does not know about that file). +Though this request will be supported into the forseeable future, it has been +the source of numerous bug reports in the past due to the complexity of testing +this functionality via the test suite and client developers are encouraged not +to use it. Instead, please consider munging conflicting names and maintaining +a map for communicating with the server. For example, suppose the server sends +files @file{case}, @file{CASE}, and @file{CaSe}. The client could write all +three files to names such as, @file{case}, @file{case_prefix_case}, and +@file{case_prefix_2_case} and maintain a mapping between the file names in, for +instance a new @file{CVS/Map} file. + @item Argument @var{text} \n Response expected: no. Save argument for use in a subsequent command. Arguments |