RE: CVS Unix to Linux Migration

> Subject: Re: CVS Unix to Linux Migration> To: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:18:16 -0500> CC: [email protected]> From: [email protected]> > Rez writes:> > > > 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?> > Nope, that's all you need to do.> > > 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? > > You don't have to, but it won't hurt and it's a good idea. > Particularly if the new server is running a newer release of CVS than> the old server was.
 
Good think I asked. It's a newer version, so I will run it just in case. Thanks.
> > > 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?> > Yep.
 
Yves, mentioned that I may corrupt my cvs log or rather render it useless by doing file system commands (mv, rm) if they're projects within the repository. I don't see a log anywhere. Where's the log and could I modify it manually?
 
Thanks for all your help.> -- > Larry Jones> > The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.> -- Hobbes
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