Question

The RcsWrap module does not support the use of RCS directories ( {RCS}{useSubDir} = TRUE) in TWiki-Version 4.12.

The problem raises while saving an attachment in a topic that has had no attachment before: RcsWrap does not assure the existence of the RCS directory in the pub dir and so the initBinaryCmd fails.

I was able to solve the problem by changing the code of RcsWrap.pm but I'm neither a perl-programmer nor a TWiki developer so it's probably a terrible hack:

l added the two last lines:

# implements RcsFile
sub initBinary {
    my( $this ) = @_;

    $this->{binary} = 1;

    TWiki::Store::RcsFile::_mkPathTo( $this->{file} );
    # BDH (10.8.2007) make sure directory for rcsFile exists:
    TWiki::Store::RcsFile::_mkPathTo( $this->{rcsFile} );

Could a TWiki-developer please check this problem and integrate this or a better solution into the next release? Thanks

(Probably, this will also solve the problem CreateWebDoesNotCreateRCSdirectory.

Environment

-- BeatDoebeli - 10 Aug 2007

Answer

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That looks like a good solution. Recommend you create a report on http://develop.twiki.org and attach your patch, and someone will get to it. If you are quick you might get it in for 4.2

-- CrawfordCurrie - 22 Sep 2007

TWikibug:Item4863 and CreateWebDoesNotCreateRCSdirectory

-- SvenDowideit - 11 Feb 2008