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Read a list of files to act on from a file.
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anonymous
2011-07-05 19:37:54.
D 2011-07-05T19:37:54.821
J comment The\sWindows\scommand\sline\shas\sa\smax\slength\sof\s8191\scharacters.\sIf\sone\swants\sto\sprovide\sa\slist\sof\sindividual\sfiles\sto\sfossil\scommands\swhich\sexeeds\sthis\slimit,\sthe\scommand\sfails.\sThis\sis\snot\sa\sbug\sin\sfossil\sbut\sin\sWindows.\s\r\n\r\nNevertheless\sit\saffects\sworking\swith\sfossil.\sToday\sI\swanted\sto\scheck\sin\sa\shuge\slist\sof\sautomatically\sgenerated\sfiles\swithout\schecking\sin\sother\schanges\sof\sthe\sproject\swith\sthe\ssame\scommit.\sUnfortunately\sthe\scommand\sline\sexceeded\sthe\sWindows\slimit\sand\sfossil\sstopped\sthe\soperation\swith\sthe\scomment\sthat\sit\sdoesn't\sknow\sanything\sabout\sfile\sxyz\s(the\sfilename\swas\scut\sin\sthe\smiddle).\r\n\r\nIt\sisn't\spossible\sto\scommit\sonly\sa\sspecific\ssubdirectory\sof\sa\sproject\s(If\syou\suse\sa\sdirectory\sname\sas\sfile\sargument\sfor\scommit\sit\sagain\scomplains\sabout\sknowing\snothing\sabout\sthe\sdirectory,\swhich\sI\sunderstand,\sbecause\sthe\sdirectory\sis\snot\san\sartifact).\r\n\r\nChanging\sinto\sa\ssubdirectory\sand\sissuing\sthe\sfossil\scommit\sfrom\sthere\sdoesn't\shelp\seither.\sAnything\swhich\shas\schanged\sin\sthe\sproject\sis\scommitted.\r\n\r\nThe\sworkarounds\sfor\sthis\sare\sto\scommit\sall\sother\schages\sfirst\sand\sthen\scommit\sthe\sremaining\sfiles\sat\sonce\swith\sa\sfossil\scommit\swithout\sfile\snames\sor\sto\ssplit\sthe\shuge\slist\sinto\schunks\swith\sless\sthan\s8191\scharacters.\sThe\ssecond\swould\sgenerate\smultiple\sentries\sfor\sa\scommit\swhich\sshould\sbe\sone\sand\sthe\sfirst\ssomehow\sinterfers\swith\sthe\sworkflow.\r\n\r\nThe\sprobably\sbest\sway\sto\shandle\sit\swould\sbe\san\sadditional\scommandline\sswitch\sto\suse\sa\sfile\scontaining\sthe\slist\sof\sfiles\swhich\sshould\sbe\shandled\sby\sthe\sfossil\scommands.
J foundin all
J private_contact e16bca9376b716bf489a593de88e7b2760905520
J severity Important
J status Open
J title Read\sa\slist\sof\sfiles\sto\sact\son\sfrom\sa\sfile
J type Feature_Request
K f358c9fdbfb796e44fa3d7eace9b6f8669d72c9b
U anonymous
Z 175c7a9f559c5b2a1498e8b04187d295