Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:57:44 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Chris H <chris#@1command.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does / Is anyone maintaining CVS for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <CADLo83-RtuRE58HORn8ocqRVtcF3ZANJoHh1D8TO=aucwywbQw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6817fb4c15659b194cc658b1dfa58a31.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> References: <50E1D012.1040004@missouri.edu> <20121231175808.GA1399@glenbarber.us> <6817fb4c15659b194cc658b1dfa58a31.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On 31 Dec 2012 19:52, "Chris H" <chris#@1command.com> wrote: > > Greetings, > The following is hijacked from another thread, which prompts me to > post this question: > > > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 11:49:06AM -0600, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > >> (Not sure if this is the right mailing list, but here goes.) > >> > > > > -doc@ is a better choice. > > > >> Last night I did a csup to retrieve the whole cvs repository. I noticed > >> that huge numbers of files in doc and www have been deleted. Is this > >> intentional, or is it the svn to cvs program not working properly? And > >> if it is the latter, are there plans to restore it? > >> > > > > We are not exporting docs from SVN to CVS. There are no plans to do so. > > After more that 25yrs of enjoying *BSD, and all it has to offer. I find > myself ever so resistant to change -- what with all the maintenance scripts, > and procedures I've created/accumulated over the years. As I'm guessing I'm > not the only one feeling this way, I'm wondering if there is still a CVS > that's still current, that I might be able to mirror, and maintain, moving > forward? Perhaps this is all folly, but this subject has been bugging me > for some time, and reading this thread prompted me to attempt to address > it. > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. I'm sorry, but the exporter scripts were always a stopgap. Help is available for updating your scripts to use Subversion, please feel free to ask. Chris
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