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List: gnulib-bug
Subject: Re: Updating a package's gnulib files in CVS
From: Jim Meyering <jim () meyering ! net>
Date: 2007-11-27 12:06:28
Message-ID: 871wabgaez.fsf () rho ! meyering ! net
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"James Youngman" <jay@gnu.org> wrote:
> On Nov 26, 2007 10:55 AM, James Youngman <jay@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Essentially it checks gnulib out using "cvs checkout -D" to get a
>> reproducible version and then imports the indicated modules. The
>> config file and the script which reads it are checked into CVS and
>> included in findutils releases.
>
> Eric Blake just told me that in fact git-cvspserver silently does not
> support "update -D" and so this technique actually does the wrong
> thing. I guess findutils will need to move to obtaining the current
> gnulib via git. It's slightly disappointing that this introduces an
> extra dependency on git for people checking the findutils code out of
> CVS. Details at http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?21568
Hi James,
I'm feel about CVS the way I've felt about K&R C for years now.
It's worth supporting if doing so is really easy (i.e., "automatic"), but
when it starts to require too much extra work, then I leave it behind.
If you're interested in switching findutils to git -- or even just
mirroring cvs-to-git for starters, let me know and I'll set it up.
Jim
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