RE: Setting up a new CVSNT or Linux server ??

[Frederic Brehm]

At 02:08 PM 7/21/2004, Jim.Hyslop wrote:
> OK, let's run through a use-case scenario:
>
> Scenario: Repository has a file named 'file'. User wants to 'cvs add File'.
>
> CVSNT server, Windows client: 'add' command ignored
> CVSNT server, UNIX client: 'add' command fails: "File added independently by
> second party"
>
> UNIX server, Windows client: add command ignored
> UNIX server, UNIX client: add and commit will succeed.


In your scenario, it appears to me that the only failure comes with the 
CVSNT server and UNIX client. In that case, the user knows that there are 
two separate files "file" and "File" in the directory and CVS should be 
able to add both but it refuses. If I were that user, I would think "CVS is 
broken". In all other cases, cvs add does the right thing, and another user 
will be able to recreate the sandbox of this user.

So, the only problem comes when CVSNT is used as a server. Therefore, use a 
UNIX server.

If you plan on sharing the same files between Windows and unix-like 
systems, then you have to make sure your filenames are OK on both systems. 
It doesn't matter if you use CVS to do the sharing, or if you send zipped 
directories back and forth. That's a problem that is independent of CVS.

Fred

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