Questions about upgrading the server to the latest CVS version.

[Limor Yaakov]

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> 
> Hi,
> 
>       My name is Limor Yaakov and I am the QA Manager of Smart Link company.
>       We are using CVS as a configuration management tools. 
> 
>       The configuration is as follow:
> 
>       1. Server - CVS server version 1.11.1p1 is installed on Linux server
>       2. Client - WinCVS version 1.2 (as the adminstrator of this tool I use 
> the latest 1.3 beta version).
> 
>       As I am quite new to CVS, I have some questions regarding upgrading the 
> server to the latest cvs version.
>       
>       As I wrote above, we are using quite an old cvs version 1.11.1p1 while 
> the latest one is version 1.1.18.
> 
>       [1] Is there any implication or warnings that I should be aware of when 
> upgrading from version 1.11.1p1 to
>            1.1.18 or is it a smooth upgrading without any side effects ?
> 
>       [2] Should I take precaution before upgrading like creating a backup of 
> the repository ?
>       
>       [3] Are there any operations that being done on the repository during 
> the upgrade ?
> 
>       [4] What is the preferable version. Is it the STABLE version or the 
> FEATURE version ?
> 
>       [5] Are you familiar with any Bug Tracking application that can be 
> easliy integrated with CVS and is also feature-rich ?
> 
>       I would really appreciate your help on this issue.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Limor.
> 
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> Limor Yaakov 
> QA Manager
> 
> Smart Link Ltd.
> 7 Giborei-Israel St. P.O.B. 8215 Natanya 42505, Israel
> Tel:  972-9-8638025    Fax: 972-9-8656552
> Email: address@hidden  Web: http://www.smlink.com 
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