New fossil repo workflow

August 15, 2024; Nov 11, 2024

# project name
$p = env-gis-users

# home dir of shared repositories
$repos = \\SERVER\dev\.fossil-repos

# repo to use as template for fossil settings
$t = env-geo-py.fossil

# create shared repo
fossil init $repos\$p.fossil --template $repos\$t

# checkout local working copy
mkdir $p
chdir $p
fossil clone $repos\$p.fossil .fossil.db
fossil open .fossil.db

# hide the repo sqlite db from casual view and interference
#attrib +h $p # not really needed when using a dot-name
attrib +h _FOSSIL_

alternate, ff-new-repo.ps1

# Determine the OneDrive path
if (Test-Path $env:OneDriveConsumer) {
    $oneDrivePath = $env:OneDriveConsumer
} else {
    $oneDrivePath = $env:OneDrive
}

# Check if a command-line argument is provided
if ($args.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Host "Please provide a repository name as an argument."
    exit
}

$p = $args[0]  # Use the first command-line argument as the repository name
md $p; pushd $p

# All my fossil repos get stored in the OneDrive folder
$repo = "$oneDrivePath/fossils/$p.fossil"
fossil init $repo

# for consistency use same fossil database name in all workspaces
fossil clone $repo .fossil.db
fossil open .fossil.db

# make db & checkout marker hidden so not casually interfered with
gci "_FOSSIL_",".fossil.db" | %{ $_.Attributes = "Hidden" }

md .fossil-settings -Force
cp "$oneDrivePath/fossils/fossil-settings-template/*" `
   ".fossil-settings/" -Recurse

fossil add .fossil-settings
fossil ci -m "standard ignore-glob preferences"

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todo: automate setting ignore and cr/lf configs

.fossil-settings/binary-glob