Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-23 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 23, 2017, at 8:35 AM, Richard Hipp wrote: > > On 1/23/17, Warren Young wrote: >> >> Digital Ocean has a $5/month option that should be ridiculously overkill >> (512 MB of RAM, 20 GB SSD) and since they do hourly pricing and have a >> remote API, you could bring it up and down at need. I

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-23 Thread Richard Hipp
On 1/23/17, Warren Young wrote: > > Digital Ocean has a $5/month option that should be ridiculously overkill > (512 MB of RAM, 20 GB SSD) and since they do hourly pricing and have a > remote API, you could bring it up and down at need. If you just schedule it > 8 hours a day 5 days a week, it wou

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-23 Thread Warren Young
On Jan 20, 2017, at 8:01 AM, Richard Hipp wrote: > > On 1/20/17, Javier Guerra Giraldez wrote: >> >> chiselapp.com offers private repositories. > > Or you can get a $10/month Linode (https://www.linode.com/pricing) and > set it up as your private server. Digital Ocean has a $5/month option th

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-21 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said "Martin Irvine" on Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:32:51 +1030: > To achieve the second objective, I expect to make a point of always > carrying a USB Flash Drive with me as I move from PC to PC. I expect > this Flash Drive should contain a number of repository files, one for > each project I

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-21 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said "Martin Irvine" on Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:32:51 +1030: > In my case, it seems to me the master repository would be the relevant > repository file on my Flash Drive, but when my Flash Drive is plugged > into the machine I am working on, the files on it are effectively > local, not remo

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-21 Thread Richard Hipp
On 1/20/17, Artur Shepilko wrote: > > If I understood it correctly, your main criteria are: > 1) One flash drive -- use of flash drive to keep all "master" project > repos on it > 5) Keep it tidy :) -- leave no project files behind on the PCs > Let's keep in mind that flash drives are notoriously

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Artur Shepilko
This sounds familiar, a "pocket-sync" protocol or "virus-taxi" :) Needs a robust anti-virus for protection. If I understood it correctly, your main criteria are: 1) One flash drive -- use of flash drive to keep all "master" project repos on it 2) Many PCs -- work on any project at many field-PC's

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Richard Hipp
On 1/20/17, Javier Guerra Giraldez wrote: > On 20 January 2017 at 13:08, Richard Hipp wrote: >> But have you considered doing it using your network? Are all of your >> machines at least intermittently connected to a network? >> >> So on some central machine that is usually accessible to the othe

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Javier Guerra Giraldez
On 20 January 2017 at 13:08, Richard Hipp wrote: > But have you considered doing it using your network? Are all of your > machines at least intermittently connected to a network? > > So on some central machine that is usually accessible to the others, > put all of your master repositories in a fo

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Richard Hipp
On 1/20/17, Martin Irvine wrote: > > I am hoping that Fossil will assist me in making it as simple as > possible for me to ensure I always have all versions of the code for every > project accessible to me when I sit down to work at any particular PC. > Lots of good answers already on how to

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Luca Ferrari
On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Martin Irvine wrote: > A possible additional complicating factor in the “right” way to do all this > is that typically, when I finish working at a PC I often will not want to > leave a copy of the source code or the repository on the PC (i.e., on a > customer’s ha

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Johan Kuuse
Hi, >From what I understand from your situation, is that you move between several computers. To not worry about spreading several copies of your repositories and/or working copies to these computers, I would suggest you to work solely on the flash drive. As you mention that your projects are relat

Re: [fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Roberto Henriquez
On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:32:51 +1030 "Martin Irvine" wrote: > Hi, > > > I am new to Software Configuration Management systems, but am now > interested in using Fossil. I have been reviewing the documentation > on-and-off for a few days, and have played with the program a little, > but I am stil

[fossil-users] Using Fossil SCM with Master Repositories held on a Flash Drive ?

2017-01-20 Thread Martin Irvine
Hi, I am new to Software Configuration Management systems, but am now interested in using Fossil. I have been reviewing the documentation on-and-off for a few days, and have played with the program a little, but I am still unsure how to most appropriately use it to meet my needs, so I would