2011-01-24 12:45 AEST by Arthur Barrett - Isolated reports that cvsnt keywords cannot be set from eclipse, see:
http://feldkir.ch/cvsnt.htm
and eclipse 130603
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=130603
and
http://wiki.eclipse.org/CVS_FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_set_the_keyword_substitution_mode
_for_CVSNT_using_Eclipse.3F

The error message that is described "cvs server: admin -k no longer affects 
future checkins. Use update -k / commit -f instead." is still present in CVS 
Suite 2008 (2.8.01).

I propose a new compatibility option 'admin -k' can be configured to change 
the response to the client based on the client type (eg: eclipse).  eg: 
default is give the error, alternative is to change the HEAD keyword, or the 
keyword for the tip of all branches or just silently fail.

Note: the wizard should automatically enable this option if the customer 
indicates that Eclipse client support is required.

It's be nice to offer a patch to Eclipse for this...

The eBook / whitepaper should also be updated to contain details about this 
issue.

2011-01-24 13:20 AEST by Arthur Barrett - CVSNT tracks the keyword mode of each revision with new revisions getting the 
default keyword mode from the previous revision or (for new files) the 
cvswrappers.  

Unfortunately when trying to change the keyword from Eclipse, it sends a 
command to the server asking to change the keyword mode of *all revisions* 
which is NOT usually what customers want (and would require administrative 
privileges anyway).  

At this time we and the Eclipse project developers recommend people using 
CVSNT use the other GUI and command line tools to change keywords modes when 
required, but I look forward to providing a GUI solution for Eclipse customers 
in a future release.