Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 03:23:41 -0400 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: messing with CVS_LOCAL_BRANCH_NUM Message-ID: <20030803072341.GC298@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <200308022222.h72MM6Jl077237@strings.polstra.com> References: <20030802193548.GH969@numachi.com> <200308022222.h72MM6Jl077237@strings.polstra.com>
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On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 03:22:06PM -0700, John Polstra wrote: > In article <20030802193548.GH969@numachi.com>, > Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> wrote: > > I'm exploring the 'local repository' tactics as described in: > > > > <http://www.scriptkiddie.org/freebsd/setting_up_local_repo.html>; > > > > which makes use of the CVS_LOCAL_BRANCH_NUM evironment variable. > [...] > > Any advice? > > Yes: look for a different approach, or at least backup your local > repository frequently. There are known bugs in CVSup which can cause > it to throw away your local branch under certain circumstances. I > won't have time to fix those issues any time soon. So my advice is, > don't use the CVS_LOCAL_BRANCH_NUM feature. Darn. :/ I had asked about this topic back in early March, search for message ID <20030307215517.GD41124@numachi.com>, if you care. I wanted to learn about maintaining a private repository, and the above URL was the sole concrete pointer. (Well, not true: someone else in that thread responded about a makefile patch, but no one else had any good ideas.) So, can the 'certain circumstances' be described, so that I might avoid them? Or is that just due to inherent wierdness in the whole CVSup process? Thanks for the feedback, in any case... > > John > -- > John Polstra > John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA > "Two buttocks cannot avoid friction." -- Malawi saying -- Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large
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