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Re: Moving CVS Repository


From: David Taylor
Subject: Re: Moving CVS Repository
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:36:40 -0700

Kaz Kylheku wrote:

> In article <address@hidden>, Cornellious Mann wrote:
> >If I want to move my CVS repository (let's say from NT
> >to Unix), can I simply copy everything under CVSROOT
> >into my new CVSROOT?  Thanks.
>
> You can, however the existing users will be left stranded, pointing
> to the old repository.
>

If the old repository was accessed via a DNS alias - rather than actual host 
name
(or IP address) - and the path of the new repository is the same, then pointing
that alias to the the host of the new repository points all checked out
directories to the new repository.

dtayl





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