Re: Questions regarding a repository move

[Larry Jones]

Luna, Glen writes:
> 
> However, I ran into a possible snag. The source repository is 1.10.7 and the
> destination repository 1.9. We will be transitioning the destination
> repository to 1.11 in the near future, but the move must come first (not my
> idea -- it's a directive from the higher ups). It is a fairly small set of
> directories holding about 600 files. Plus, we really don't take advantage of
> the CVSROOT admin files so I don't see an impact in that directory. Both
> repositories are on unix platforms.
> 
> But, are there any problems I should anticipate?

Nope.

> Also, I have never done an CVS installation upgrade before. Is it pretty
> easy? I assume I just download the install file, and run the install, right?

Right.

> Any problems upgrading from 1.9 to the lastest CVS binary? Again, we do
> nothing advanced or tricky with the administration or structure of the CVS
> architecture.

Nope.  You're advised to run ``cvs init'' on the repository after
upgrading to create any new administrative files (it will preserve any
existing administrative files).

-Larry Jones

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