[Clug-tech] CVS gurus?

[Mark Carlson]

On 7/6/09, John Jardine <john_e_jardine at spamcop.net> wrote:
> Ok - this might be more of a case of me just not knowing what I'm doing
>  than requiring Guru level assistance.
>
>  I want to create a local CVS repository on my DNS-323 (NAS box) that is
>  a clone of a remote CVS repository.  As time passes the repositories
>  will diverge - so I also need a way to sync them again.
>
>  A pain point is that I don't have direct connectivity between the two.
>  The NAS is on my local network but the remote CVS repository is only
>  available via a VPN from a windows box, the good news is that the
>  windows box is on the same local network as the NAS.
>
>  Thoughts, comments?

Is this description correct?
1. You need to access your CVS repo (not just the files in the repo)
while "offline".
2. You need to check-in while "offline"
3. Other people will be checking code in to the main repo while you
have checked in code while "offline"

If you don't need to do #2, above, then just rsyncing the rcs files
should work.  If you do need to check stuff in to your local repo and
merge with the upstream CVS server... consider moving to GIT?  There
is probably a way, but I can't think of one right now.

-Mark C.