Re: UNCLASSIFIED - Import Existing CVS Code into Repository

[Larry Jones]

"HAWKER, Dan \(external\)" writes:
> 
> We have just been given a DVD of source code from a company we have
> recently taken over. The DVD I have been supplied with, contains the
> entire source tree (in a tarball), a modules file and a catalogue. I
> have had a quick look at the files in the tarball and it seems that the
> existing CVS repository has been simply tarred up. The module file seems
> to be specific for this repository.
> 
> How do I import the entire repository I have been given into our
> existing repository along with the module file??? Is this even
> possible???

Yes.  Simply untar it into your existing repository (after making sure
there are no naming conflicts, of course).  If the tarball includes the
CVSROOT administrative directory, you'll need to exclude it.  Then you
have to (manually) merge the contents of their modules file into your
existing modules file (likewise for all the other administrative files
if you have their CVSROOT directory in the tarball).

-Larry Jones

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