Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 15:22:06 -0700 (PDT) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: messing with CVS_LOCAL_BRANCH_NUM Message-ID: <200308022222.h72MM6Jl077237@strings.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <20030802193548.GH969@numachi.com> References: <20030802193548.GH969@numachi.com>
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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. John -- John Polstra John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Two buttocks cannot avoid friction." -- Malawi saying
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