How much data can CVS hold

HI all, A very general question as it would seem but I needed some idea on how much data can a cvs server hold... We have faced some problem in the past with VSS where the repository size became bigger than 2 Gb. Are there any such know problems with CVS. The CVS server version we are using is

RE: CVSROOT problem

I thought export ridded the /CVS directory, hence CVS doesn't know anything about what you exported. -chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Jones Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 6:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: CVSROOT problem

Fouts Christopher wrote: Romo writes: $ export CVSROOT=/falbala $ echo $CVSROOT /falbala $ cvs update /usr/local/cvsroot: no such repository I thought export ridded the /CVS directory, hence CVS doesn't know anything about what you exported. Careful - it's not 'cvs export', it's

Re: CVSROOT problem

Hello Chris, * On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 09:05:05AM -0400 Fouts Christopher () wrote: [ Larry Jones] Romo writes: $ export CVSROOT=/falbala $ echo $CVSROOT /falbala $ cvs update /usr/local/cvsroot: no such repository I thought export ridded the /CVS directory, hence CVS

RE: List of files committed on a branch

I want to get list of files that have been committed on a branch since it was branched. I don't have any tag which I can associate with the branching point. You should always tag the branch point when you create a branch. I was hoping the 'cvs -q log -rPROD_BRANCH:: -R' would list what

Re: List of files committed on a branch

Murugaiyan, Natarajan [IT] writes [quoting me]: cvs -q log -SR -rPROD_BRANCH The above command does not reference the tag for the branch point. You said you didn't have a tag for the branch point. And it doesn't need it -- when you give -r a branch name, it only shows revisions on the

RE: ignored 'core' directory (was: A newbie question.)

Such as core for files and core/ for directories? -Allan -Original Message- From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ignored 'core' directory (was: A newbie question.) Spiro Trikaliotis wrote:

Re: CVS and anonymous/SSH

Sensei writes: I'm trying to do this, but anonymous can't get a lock over the cvs repository, since it doesn't belong to the cvs group. That's what LockDir= is for in CVSROOT/config: http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.15/cvs_18.html#SEC180 -Larry Jones It's clear I'll

RE: ignored 'core' directory (was: A newbie question.)

At 09:43 AM 5/10/2004, Jim.Hyslop wrote: I wonder if this could be solved by modifying the behaviour of .cvsignore - if we could tell CVS to ignore *files* named 'core' but not *directories* named 'core', then the problem would go away altogether. We still need a way to ignore directories, though.

Re: CVS and anonymous/SSH

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sensei [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd like to make the cvs repository for our department accessible by anyone, but keeping the ssh connection. Good choice. In other words, is it possible to make a user anonymous with group anonymous read via ssh

Re: ignored 'core' directory (was: A newbie question.)

Hello Jim, * On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 09:43:09AM -0400 Jim.Hyslop wrote: Spiro Trikaliotis wrote: To the maintainer(s) of the manual: Wouldn't it be good to add a hint to http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.15/cvs_13.html#SEC104 as this really seems to be a FAQ, and it is

RE: ignored 'core' directory (was: A newbie question.)

Frederic Brehm wrote: At 09:43 AM 5/10/2004, Jim.Hyslop wrote: I wonder if this could be solved by modifying the behaviour of .cvsignore - if we could tell CVS to ignore *files* named 'core' but not *directories* named 'core', then the problem would go away altogether. We still need a

cvs watch add

Hi all ! cvs watch add doesn't work under pserver ? I'm getting the message unknown command: watch_add. Thanks in advance, -- Marcelo Carvalho Fernandes Smart Tech Consulting www.smartech.com.br Tel:(55)21-2532-6335 ___

Re: cvs watch add

Marcelo Carvalho Fernandes writes: cvs watch add doesn't work under pserver ? I'm getting the message unknown command: watch_add. That bug was fixed long ago -- you need to upgrade the server. -Larry Jones These findings suggest a logical course of action. -- Calvin

Re: cvs watch add

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcelo Carvalho Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: cvs watch add doesn't work under pserver ? I believe it should work, but I try to avoid :pserver: when possible. I'm getting the message unknown command: watch_add. There were a few versions

Re: RES: cvs watch add

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Marcelo Carvalho Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks to Mark and Larry. I'm using 1.11.2. I saw the changes from 1.11.2 to 1.11.3 and It was fixed in 1.11.3. Yup. You probably want to upgrade to the latest version of cvs if you can take the

ENC: RES: cvs watch add

Thanks again Mark. -- Marcelo Carvalho Fernandes Smart Tech Consulting www.smartech.com.br Tel:(55)21-2532-6335 -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nome de Mark D. Baushke Enviada em: segunda-feira, 10 de maio de 2004 17:05

cvs history command

I still have the same problem outlined in this message posted last week with the latest stable source of cvs, version 1.11.15: fdtdb3d(KSH) $HOME/tmpwork/cvs-1.11.15/bin/cvs -d $HOME/gfdtssrc1 history -p gfdtsadm -c request M 2004-02-18 16:46 + fdtssrc 1.2 request

RE: List of files committed on a branch

With cvs compiled from latest sources, I am able to get the list of files committed on a branch using the 'cvs log' command. Larry mentioned in an earlier post that You should always tag the branch point when you create a branch. What is the motivation behind creating a branch point

Re: List of files committed on a branch

Murugaiyan, Natarajan [IT] writes: Larry mentioned in an earlier post that You should always tag the branch point when you create a branch. What is the motivation behind creating a branch point tag when branching? Although you didn't need it for this particular instance, there are

Re: cvs history command

Murugaiyan, Natarajan [IT] writes: When I run the 'cvs history -p gfdtsadm -c request' command, hoping to get all commits by anyone for the file 'request' in module 'gfdtsadm', I get 23 records and none of them are for the file 'request'. That's because the history command is so baroque that

Directory structure

I'm a very green CVS newbie. What is the recommended directory structure for a project under CVS control? What relationship should exist between the directory structure during development and the directory structure of the eventually released distribution? When I code, usually the main

Re: More module aliases [SOLVED]

FWIW, I finally figured this out. My original message didn't contain enough data. The problem hadto do with checking out two modules into the same aliased directory, but obviously only being able to have one 'CVS' dir my modules definitions now look something like: # create uy_pro first

Re: Personal CVS repository?

Steve == Steve deRosier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Steve In her place, what I would do is: 1. Keep two local Steve workspaces. One is the checkout from the remote Steve repository, the other is the checkout from the local Steve personal repository. 2. Do all my work in the local

CVS and anonymous/SSH

Hi. I'd like to make the cvs repository for our department accessible by anyone, but keeping the ssh connection. In other words, is it possible to make a user anonymous with group anonymous read via ssh the repository, this belonging to root with group cvs. I'm trying to do this, but