Re: How to move a repository from linux to windows?

[Todd Denniston]

Kelly F. Hickel wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Todd Denniston [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 7:23 AM
> > To: Kelly F. Hickel
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: How to move a repository from linux to windows?
>
> <snip>
>
> > > Any ideas?  I've seen various goggle results say that the repository
> > > files always have unix style line endings regardless of the host
> > > platform, and I've even tried going through every file and
> >
> > converting it
> >
> > > to dos style line endings with the same results.  So, I must be
> >
> > missing
> >
> > > something, I'm just not sure what.....
> >
> > IIRC the windows CVS binaries don't have server capability built into
> > them.
> > So the first question to get answered, from someone besides me, is can
> > they be
> > used in local (direct access to the on disk repository), :local: or
> > :fork:
> > mode at all?
>
>
>  [Kelly F. Hickel] AUGUGUGUGHGGHHGGUGHG! So, you're suggesting that
> perhaps the windows binary can only operate in client mode?  I never
> even though of that, I just *assumed* that it could access a local
> repository.....  <sigh>
>
> So, here I sit, waiting for someone who knows for sure.....

If someone in the know does not respond soon I would suggest trying:
[you need to figure out what the windows notation is for C:\play]
mkdir C:\play
cvs -d C:\play init
and if you get things created in C:\play\CVSROOT then it works.

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter