On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Roy T. Fielding wrote:
> > If the auto-checkout modules thing doesn't work, then we can always have
> > buildconf check for the apr directory and punt if it doesn't find it.
>
> I think we will need to do that. The problem with ampersand modules
> is that they naturally assume that both modules are owned by the same
> groups.
Actually, the mistaken assumption (in the CVS code) is that one should
need to have write access to a module's directory in order to check it
out, which the -R flag fixes. This is not a problem with pserver mode,
btw - only with using ssh as CVS_RSH. PServer mode can still be used to
make commits.
> If we use one within httpd for apr, then we are assuming that
> everyone doing a writable checkout of httpd should also have a writable
> apr. As much as I believe that is true now, I'd hate to have to manage
> it going forward. If we used the -R freebsd thing that Brian mentioned,
> then it forces httpd people to have a read-only apr tree even when they
> do have write access to apr.
I don't understand - the -R doesn't check out a ready-only apr tree. It
only says don't create lockfiles on checkout:
-R Turns on read-only repository mode. This allows
one to check out from a read-only repository, such
as within an anoncvs server, or from a CDROM repos-
itory. Same effect as if the CVSREADONLYFS envi-
ronment variable is set. Using -R can also
considerably speed up checkout's over NFS.
Brian
