[techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

[jenn at simegen.com]

Mary Gardiner wrote:


> btw can anyone give me a run down on this situation:
> 
> X outside project (say an open source project) has a cvs tree. I want to be able
> to import their CVS tree, whilst at the same time maintaining my own tree, probably
> minor, of changes, and resyncing every so often.


mkdir x-outside-project
cvs checkout -<some option> <their CVS address> <project-tree>

I'm not sure what the option is, but I maintained both Sourceforge
and Netizen CVS trees under my CVS directory by having $CVSROOT 
as the Netizen one, and using the option (it's in Sourceforge's
'cvs help' page, if nothing else) when first checking out the
Sourceforge tree.

You only need it when first populating that directory, it's stored
in that directories' CVS data file.


Jenn V.
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