Thanks for creating Meta-CVS Kaz. It looks pretty promising... I'll check it out for my needs.
Kaz Kylheku wrote: > On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Eric Siegerman wrote: > > >>Finally, let me add a "me too": trying to build shadow sandboxes >>using links seems very fragile and error-prone. Give up on CVS >>before going there. >> > > Unless you have a piece of software which automatically does it right. > Then it can be robust. > > Meta-CVS uses hard links to efficiently create a sandbox. > The links can break, so it repairs them in all the situations > when it is necessary. > > For instance, when CVS updates a working file, it removes the old and > creates a new one. This isn't a problem; Meta-CVS notices this and > repairs the link. > > If the user somehow breaks the link on the other end, this isn't a > problem either. Meta-CVS update will repair the link prior to invoking > CVS update so that changes from the repository are properly > incorporated into the user's modified version. And then it will repair > the link again after the update, to synchronize in the other direction. > > -- Electronic Commerce Corporate Express Australia Ltd. Phone: +61-2-9335-0725, Fax: +61-2-9335-0753 _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
