[cvsnt] Please help with moving of repositories

[Chaz]

Hi Gerhard,

Thank you very much for your response.

The CNSNT version on the source Windows machine is "CVSNT 2.5.01 (Travis) 
Build 1927".

The CVS version on the Linux machine is "<CVS> 1.11.1p1 <client/server>".

As far as the 2 repositories on the Windows machine are concerned, I copied 
these to the target Windows machine ok.

The other concern with Linux to Windows copy is the LF to CR/LF conversion 
of line-ends in ASCII files, and the files on Linux that are actually 
"links" to files. The thought that I would need some kind of import instead 
of using a copy mechanism stems from these issues.

I will appreciate any further guidance in this regard.

Chaz

"Gerhard Fiedler" <lists at connectionbrazil.com> wrote in message 
news:1pkaxnd7tyodh$.dlg at connectionbrazil.com...
> Chaz wrote:
>
>> My post of 28th refers. This is a further request for someone to please
>> provide me with some guidance regarding moving / re-locating of CVS and
>> CVSNT repositories.
>>
>> I have 2 repositories on a Windows machine, using CVSNT, and one on a 
>> Linux
>> machine, using CVS.
>>
>> I wish to transfer these repositories in their entirity, including 
>> history,
>> to a new Windows-based machine on which I have installed CVSNT.
>>
>> Thus far I have been told that as far as CVSNT is concerned, a Windows 
>> copy
>> of the repositories on the Windows source machine can be placed on the 
>> new
>> machine.
>>
>> As far as the repository on Linux is concerned I was advised to use FTP 
>> to
>> transfer the repository to the Windows machine. I tried this, but after
>> completion noticed a large difference between the number of files and
>> folders on the source and target.
>
> Then there was something wrong with the ftp transfer. Maybe a permissions
> issue? In any case, you need to copy those files (all of them) to the
> Windows machine.
>
>> My gut feel tells me that I would first need to create the 3 new
>> repositories on the target machine,
>
> That's correct. But you also can copy first and then set up the copied
> trees as repos. AFAIK the only difference is that in the first case, you
> get all the default CVSROOT files (which you then replace at least
> partially with yours from the other installations).
>
>> and then use some tool to import the 3 existing repository's contents
>> into the 3 new repositories.
>
> That "tool" is file copy, be it directly network copy or ftp or anything
> else.
>
> Discard what I wrote about merging the CVSROOTs over in the TCVS list :)
> Since you want to keep the three repos separate, there's no need. But you
> still may have to review and update the trigger scripts (if any). And set
> up all user permissions.
>
> One thing that could provide you with more pointers is if you would list
> here the CVS(NT) versions involved (that is, all four of them).
>
> Gerhard