What binary file formats can CVS handle?
CVS can handle any binary format, but you have to let CVS know it is a binary file by setting the RCS keyword mode to ‘-kb’. If you already have a revision checked in you may have to force an extra commit after setting the keyword substitution mode. It is worth knowing that sometimes very large binary files can cause slowdown and even stoppage of the server. In these cases, it might be worthwhile to delete revisions on the server end, but you should be very sure you know what you are doing before trying. See the Cederqvist (CVS Manual) for more. It seems CVS can’t handle binary files very well. CVS can only point out whether two binary files differ, but not how they differ. CVS handles binary files just fine. Not being able to detail the context of how 2 binary files differ is not a shortcoming of CVS. To do a meaningful diff (one that shows the context of the diff), the tool must understand the specific binary format that it is dealing with. I do not know of any revision control syste
