Re: Problems using CVS transparently

[Sonam Chauhan]

Thanks for creating Meta-CVS Kaz. It looks pretty promising... I'll check it out 
for my needs.

Kaz Kylheku wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Eric Siegerman wrote:
>
>
> > Finally, let me add a "me too":  trying to build shadow sandboxes
> > using links seems very fragile and error-prone.  Give up on CVS
> > before going there.
>
> Unless you have a piece of software which automatically does it right.
> Then it can be robust.
>
> Meta-CVS uses hard links to efficiently create a sandbox.
> The links can break, so it repairs them in all the situations
> when it is necessary.
>
> For instance, when CVS updates a working file, it removes the old and
> creates a new one. This isn't a problem; Meta-CVS notices this and
> repairs the link.
>
> If the user somehow breaks the link on the other end, this isn't a
> problem either. Meta-CVS update will repair the link prior to invoking
> CVS update so that changes from the repository are properly
> incorporated into the user's modified version.  And then it will repair
> the link again after the update, to synchronize in the other direction.


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