--- Nick Steeves <Nick.Steeves@shaw.ca> wrote:

Does the "persistent tags single CVS split into multiple dirs via cvsup" idea sound simple and manageable enough? Jonathan Asghar mentioned splitting up ports according to function. It seems like we can probably last another year without this, but perhaps it might be a good idea for CRUX-3.0, if our "CONTRIB: Users" grows significantly?

Jay: Do you think this functionality could be implemented the .sync file? The .sync would be a "sync to where" token.

Just trying to think about how to keep things simple, in an increasingly complex climate.

Nick

Hi Nick, I'm not sure furthering the purpose of the .sync file is the best idea. I had thought of exactly what you suggest some time ago, but I kinda made myself dismiss it. The "correct" way to achieve that kind of control, in my opinion, would be to use CVS locally for your ports, and make httpup-repgen "CVS-aware." (Catch that, cptn?) Thus, tag ports locally for CONTRIB, OPT, whatever, and tell httpup-repgen to generate a repo for certain tagged versions. But *then* we're just re-implementing cvsup.. I don't know, too complicated - I need a nap. And a cookie. I don't see a reason for all of this worry, to be honest. 1) Find a home for CRUX and CLC projects, setup CVS there. 2) Import CRUX and CLC CVS repositories to the new home. Tag them CRUX-2_1. It's a big collection. So? 3) Bump the ports(8) release number, pack a new .cvsup driver file, alert the mailing lists of the changes. 4) Begin offering the new CONTRIB collection with a few interested httpup maintainers. Barring any disasters, open it up to other maintainers after a few weeks. Everyone gets to continue going about their business for the most part. Per and CLC will have to checkout a new working copy. Users will have to clean their ports tree. Leave the old clc tree online for as long as possible, or tar it up and sweep it under the rug. I don't really care. Flame me for my oversight. We can either hypothesize until the cows come home, or Just do it(r). ;) Jay Dolan Software Engineer, Systems Analyst Windmill Cycles, Inc. 508.999.4000 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/