Re: Obtaining the files modified/created after a failed/successful build of CVS repository

[Todd Denniston]

Spiro Trikaliotis wrote, On 08/21/2008 01:36 PM:
> Hello,
>
> * On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 09:50:48AM -0400 Denniston, Todd A CIV 
> NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, Code JSXN wrote:
> > Gaurav Chhabra wrote, On 08/21/2008 05:42 AM:
>
> > > Moreover, we are using WINDOWS XP not UNIX\LINUX. 
> > You are going to want to subscribe to the CVSNT list and ask most of your 
> > questions there.
>
> Why? Just running Windows does not mean that one has to use CVSNT. For
> example, I am using CVS (client *and* server) successfully on Windows
> with Cygwin.

You are correct.
Considering recent history (past couple of years) however, I believe that 
those who had made the conscious to use cygwin would have been explicit about 
doing so.

Gaurav Chhabra, it might be good to be explicit as to which cvs program you 
are running in future messages, i.e., include the output of `cvs --version` 
from the server and client.  Also explicitly call out if you are using cygwin.

> For reasons *not* to use CVSNT, see the posting from Michael Haggerty on
> August 20th (Message-ID: <address@hidden>).
>
> (Waiting for Arthur to come up with reasons to use CVSNT ;) )

Though I agree with many/most of Mr. Haggerty's points, I think Arthur has two 
reasonably strong points he could argue in discussion with _your_ statement:
1) the code and code history (repository) is available for for anyone to 
examine (currently).
2) CVSNT works easily with windows, as a server, instead of in spite of 
windows (AFAICT). [Bias: why anyone would _want_ to use windows for a server 
is still beyond me.]


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Todd Denniston
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