RE: CVS Unix to Linux Migration

> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 07:18:17 -0700> From: [email protected]> CC: [email protected]> Subject: Re: CVS Unix to Linux Migration> > Amaresh Chandra Das wrote:> > > > 1- if the migration is more involved than simply tarballing the repository> > from the old server and untarring and mounting it on the new server?> > Meaning, the repository is independent and not affected by the old OS in any> > way as far as file system or formatting or any other thing go. What else do> > I need to do on the old server to prepare?> > Yes, although, if you have put your lock directories in a different place, > you will need to create those on the new server. The other catch, is that > often on CVS server, the CVSTMP point somewhere else than the default > (because the default, /tmp, is too small), again you need to make sure that > that directory exists, and that there is enough space in there.
 
Does cvs by default use the /tmp directory to keep track of locked files? Where's this directive set, in what file, should I tell cvs to direct to another directory, /etc/inetd.conf?> > The other thing is, if you use extended ACL, then you need to translate > those between the Solaris ones and the Linux ones.> > > 2- Because it's a migration by way of untarring, do I still need to execute> > "cvs -d /repo/path init" since the existing repo already contains the> > CVSROOT directory?> > No, when you untar, it will create the CVSROOT directories, which is what > "cvs init" does.> > > > > > 3- Also, I would like to get rid of some old projects in the repository> > before I migrate it, we don't need the history and don't need to save them,> > so could I just log into the old server as Admin and do an rm or mv command> > (carefully of course) w/o trashing or corrupting the repository?> > Are those modules, or repositories ?> If they are repositories, then yes it is easy to delete (mv), if they are > modules, then it is also easy, but it means that your log file will be wrong > which might be an issue if, for example, you transfer to another SCM later.
 
They're not respositories but projects under it.  So then does that mean I have to use a cvs client to remove them and commit them to the attic?  Thanks for your help.
> > In either case, disk space is cheap, personally I would archive rather than > delete.> > -- > Yves.> http://www.sollers.ca/blog/2008/> > > 
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