We are trying to add to .cvsignore a previously and accidentally committed target directory (containing binary files).
It just does not work. Each time we synchronize with repository or commit (using Eclipse), the target directory is included...
We are not sure how to proceed. Can anyone please provide advice?
Once a file or directory has been committed to the repository, .cvsignore will not work. I'm pretty sure this is a limitation of CVS, but I can't find a reference. The only way I know to proceed is to manually remove the files from the repository (as in, go to the server file system and delete them).