Re: cvs with subdirectories & Tortoise cvs

[Todd Denniston]

Daniel Wetzler wrote:
> Dera CVS experts,
>
> we are using a cvs repository via pserver on a Unix machine here.
> Since we have several workgroups with different projects here we
> created subdirectories into
> the cvs-repository.
>
> The problem is that one has to give a certain cvs-repository path to
> log in but has to use
> a subdir of that path to use cvs.

to have the $CVSROOT on a per project basis, then you need multiple 
repositories, which do not have to be on different machines, but do have to 
have different directories to work in.
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC22
i.e.,
$CVSROOT=:conmeth:/ourrepos/projA
$CVSROOT=:conmeth:/ourrepos/projB
$CVSROOT=:conmeth:/ourrepos/ProjC
with appropriate mods to [x]inetd
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=CVS_FAQ#How_do_I_get_CVS_pserver_working_with_xinetd.3F
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_21.html#SEC189
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC26

> How could I create a new module which  is in a subdir of my cvs
> repository ?

being one level [subdirectory] off of the $CVSROOT automatically makes it a 
'module'.
If you have projects which are in the repo like:
/mycvsrep/subdir/projAdir/
/mycvsrep/subdir/projBdir/projCdir
/mycvsrep/subdir/projBdir/projDdir

then it might be easier for the users if the administrator used the modules 
config file.
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_18.html#SEC159

with the modules file looking something like:
ProjA   subdir/projAdir
ProjB   subdir/projBdir
ProjC   subdir/projBdir/projCdir
ProjD   subdir/projBdir/projDdir

and checkouts looking like:
cvs -d pserver:address@hidden:2401/mycvsrep co ProjD
cvs -d pserver:address@hidden:2401/mycvsrep co ProjB


You should probably read
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC20
http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.22/cvs_2.html#SEC21
before editing the modules file for the first time.

> If I use something like
> :pserver:address@hidden:2401/mycvsrep as CVSROOT then I
> only reach the main cvs directory. If I use something like
> :pserver:address@hidden:2401/mycvsrep/subdir as CVSROOT
> I can't log into cvs.

$CVSROOT has to point to the root of the repository [directory containing 
CVSROOT].

> How can I solve that dilemma ?
>
> best ragards,
>
> Daniel


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