Re: CVS/Root should record the CVS_RSH environment value...

[Kaz Kylheku]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Greg A. Woods wrote:

> Date: Tue,  4 Feb 2003 14:19:34 -0500 (EST)
> From: Greg A. Woods <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: CVS-II Discussion Mailing List <address@hidden>
> To: CVS-II Discussion Mailing List <address@hidden>
> Subject: CVS/Root should record the CVS_RSH environment value...
> 
> It is _VERY_ unfortunate that CVS/Root does not record the setting of CVS_RSH.

What's unfortunate is that the repository identification syntax does
not experss the protocol, so you have to use the CVS_RSH hack to do so,
relying on command compatibility of ssh and rsh. Then the purpose of
CSV_RSH would be relegated to selecting an alternate rsh
implementation, not to switch to a different rsh-compatible transport.

An extension along the lines:

  :ext-rsh:address@hidden:/path/to/repo
  :ext-ssh:address@hidden:/path/to/repo

could be the thing.