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-- gentoo-projects/www-redesign/htdocs/proj/en/devrel/handbook/hb-guide-ebuild.xml
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Exceptions to this rule are for larger patch files (we recommend this for patches
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Exceptions to this rule are for larger patch files (we recommend this for patches
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above 20KB) which should be put onto the Gentoo mirrors so that people
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above 20KB) which should be put onto the Gentoo mirrors so that people
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do not waste excessive amounts of bandwidth and hard drive
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do not waste excessive amounts of bandwidth and hard drive
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space. Also, you should not add binary (non-ASCII) files to the
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space. Also, you should <e>never</e> add binary (non-ASCII) files to the
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Portage CVS tree. If you need to do this in another CVS tree, for
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Portage CVS tree. Any patches you add to Portage should generally <e>not</e> be
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example, if you need to add a small PNG graphic for whatever reason,
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compressed. This will allow CVS to merge changes and correctly inform developers
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be sure to add it to CVS by using the <c>-kb</c> option, like so:
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of conflicts.
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</p>
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<pre caption="Adding binary files to CVS">
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# <i>cvs add -kb myphoto.png</i>
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</pre>
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<p>
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The <c>-kb</c> option tells CVS that <path>myphoto.png</path> is a binary
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file and should be treated specially.  For example, merging the 
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differences between two different versions of this file should not be 
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allowed to happen, for obvious reasons.  Also, speaking of merging 
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changes, any patches you add to Portage should generally <e>not</e> be 
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compressed.  This will allow CVS to merge changes and correctly inform 
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developers of conflicts.
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