Re: Personal CVS repository?

[Geoff Beier]

Hi Jim,

On May 6, 2004, at 12:59 PM, Jim.Hyslop wrote:

> Geoff Beier wrote:
> > This is very easy to do... it's one of the easiest ways to
> > use CVS and
> > is an excellent application of the tool. Here's a quick
> > synopsis.
> However, it does not address the issue that Jill will be using the same
> source file in two different repositories, with two different  
> histories. You
> haven't addressed how she should keep the two properly in sync.
Sorry. That's a long topic. That's why I included the link to more  
extensive documentation. To do what Jill describes, I:

1. Bring in upstream changes as described here:
http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html#Tracking_Third- 
Party_Sources__Vendor_Branches_

(if needed... depends on the nature of the project and whether changes  
go in upstream:)
2. Keep a checked out copy of the external repository alongside my own  
repository for looking at intermediate revisions (between my merges),  
log messages, etc.

There may be scripts floating around address this in a more automated  
fashion, but I've never looked into it because the above is easy and  
has met my needs.

Regards,

Geoff