Re: CVS Best Practice: cvs in conjunction with nfs?

Kenneth Wolcott writes:
> 
> I recall from long ago being advised not to nfs mount the cvs repository.
> I recall from long ago being advised to never build on an nfs partition.
> Are either or both of these "wise proverbs" still pertinent today?

Both are.

> Lets say we are using a recent Linux kernel, or Solaris 9 or Solaris 10;
> does the advice still hold?

Yes.  However, working directories on NFS mounts are reasonably safe,
whereas an NFS mounted repository should be avoided if at all possible. 
If not, you should know that almost all of the known problems have been
caused by interoperability issues between different NFS implementations.
Thus,  your best bet is if the server and client(s) are all the same
platform.  If that's not possible, then using a commercially marketed
file server system (as opposed to a general purpose machine) is the next
best option.
-- 
Larry Jones

I'm not a vegetarian!  I'm a dessertarian. -- Calvin