Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-02-01 Thread Thorsten Schöning
Guten Tag Jason Keltz, am Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2013 um 23:10 schrieben Sie: Any ideas that anyone might be able to offer? As it seems most answers vote against using Subversion and use rsync or some alternative instead, I would like to add some ideas which vote for Subversion because I use a

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-02-01 Thread Daniel Shahaf
The OP isn't subscribed and so probably didn't see your reply. Branko Čibej wrote on Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 00:37:41 +0100: I expect you've considered this option, but just to add it to the list:

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-02-01 Thread Jason Keltz
Thanks to everyone who provided me with very helpful feedback re: my problem of software distribution with subversion. I am re-evaluating the project, and how to complete it best. Thanks! Jason.

software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Jason Keltz
Hi. I am faced with a problem where I need to distribute a directory containing about 60 GB worth of software on a Linux file server to about 100 systems. The software must be localized on those systems and not shared out over NFS. On a regular basis, software may be added or removed from

RE: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Bob Archer
I am faced with a problem where I need to distribute a directory containing about 60 GB worth of software on a Linux file server to about 100 systems. The software must be localized on those systems and not shared out over NFS. On a regular basis, software may be added or removed from the

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Jason Keltz j...@cse.yorku.ca wrote: I am faced with a problem where I need to distribute a directory containing about 60 GB worth of software on a Linux file server to about 100 systems. The software must be localized on those systems and not shared out over

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Jason Keltz
On 31/01/2013 6:06 PM, Bob Archer wrote: I am faced with a problem where I need to distribute a directory containing about 60 GB worth of software on a Linux file server to about 100 systems. The software must be localized on those systems and not shared out over NFS. On a regular basis,

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Jan 31, 2013, at 20:05, Jason Keltz wrote: On 31/01/2013 6:06 PM, Bob Archer wrote: What you need to do could work. I assume this software in order to run can build built or whatever during your nightly update on each client? You keep saying rsyncing ... you wouldn't use that. You

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Jason Keltz
On 31/01/2013 6:40 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Jason Keltz j...@cse.yorku.ca wrote: I am faced with a problem where I need to distribute a directory containing about 60 GB worth of software on a Linux file server to about 100 systems. The software must be localized

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Jason Keltz
On 31/01/2013 9:13 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On Jan 31, 2013, at 20:05, Jason Keltz wrote: On 31/01/2013 6:06 PM, Bob Archer wrote: What you need to do could work. I assume this software in order to run can build built or whatever during your nightly update on each client? You keep saying

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Jason Keltz j...@cse.yorku.ca wrote: On 31/01/2013 9:13 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: Subversion is not a software distribution tool; it is a document and revision management system. Use a different tool. As someone else said, rsync seems like a good tool for this

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Jason Keltz j...@cse.yorku.ca wrote: I'd think it is exactly the problem that rsync is intended to handle. rsync is great when you want to sync the contents from one machine to another machine in one direction.. (unison if you need dual direction sync...)

Re: software distribution with subversion

2013-01-31 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Jason Keltz j...@cse.yorku.ca wrote: See my email to Les... If only the rsync server could save a copy of the file checksums when it runs, it would probably decrease the sync time by half and save a whole lot of disk activity... If you don't use the