RE: CVS Unix to Linux Migration
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| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.version-control.cvs.general |
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> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:36:47 +0100> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: CVS Unix to Linux Migration> > Hello,> > * On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 10:18:16AM -0500 Larry Jones wrote:> > > > 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.> > (perhaps it is obvious to everyone, but it seems I understood the> question different to the others, thus, I want to add to the OP:)> > Execute the "cvs -d ... init" *after* you have untarred the repo on the> new machine, not before. Then, this command will update the CVSROOT to> the "newer format" (so to speak). Do not execute this command before> untarring the repo.> Thanks for your feedback. I'm still in the testing phase and ran it before but when going live, I will do it after. Thanks. > Best regards,> Spiro.> > -- > Spiro R. Trikaliotis http://opencbm.sf.net/> http://www.trikaliotis.net/ http://www.viceteam.org/> > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_022009