Mark File Obsolete/Active

Mark As Obsolete

Once a file is marked "obsolete," QVCS will generally make no further changes to the archive, and it will be hidden from view. (You can easily view obsolete files by selecting the "All files (including obsolete files)" named file filter from the toolbar selection box.)

To mark a file or group of files as obsolete, select the file(s), right click, and select Obsolete from the context menu. Doing so will bring up the following dialog:

There are two cases where an obsolete archive will be used:

• A get by label will retrieve a revision from an obsolete archive if there is a label in the obsolete archive that matches the requested label. (If using the qget command, you can use the -ignoreobsolete flag to disable this retrieval, even if an obsolete file has the requested label.)
• A "duplicate label" operation will add a duplicate label to an obsolete archive if the archive contains the label being duplicated.

Mark As Not Obsolete

If you want to reactivate a QVCS archive previously marked as obsolete, you can use this dialog to make the file active again.

To mark a file as not obsolete, you must first select the file. Since obsolete files are normally hidden from view, you must first select the "All files (including obsolete files)" named filter from the selection list in the toolbar. Once obsolete files are visible, right click on the file you wish to make active and select Not Obsolete from the context menu. QWin will display this confirmation dialog:

Clicking the OK button will make the file or files "active" again, and you'll be able to use the file just as you use other QVCS archive files.