Alex Zepeda wrote:

> Since cvsup can take a revision of a file from a given time, why not
> use the time that the cvsup was started, this way it will ignore
> anything that was modified while cvsup was running, and the mirror
> can say, all the files are from xx.yy.zz point in time.

Something like that might help.  It's true that CVSup could ignore
deltas newer than when it started.  Tags don't have dates associated
with them, so they're harder.  But they do point to deltas, so still
there's hope.

> And then have xntpd or somesuch running, so that all the cvsup mirrors
> have the same idea of when xx.yy.zz was..

Cheater! ;-)

Seriously, there are all kinds of mirrors out there, and you really
can't be sure they'll all have accurate timekeeping.

John
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  John Polstra                                               j...@polstra.com
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Self-interest is the aphrodisiac of belief."           -- James V. DeLong



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