Dear Noel,
Thanks very much for your comments.
> I think Mitch's proposal covers the part where CVS decides whether
> the files is up-to-date or not.
Yes, exactly. It's just the up-to-date check.
> It doesn't cover the actual transfer.
Yes. The protocol is in no way affected by the decision to store
the MD5. (After this issue is resolved, I have another matter
which _will_ involve a protocol change. But it's for good, rather
than evil!!)
> IMHO, the rsync algorithm should be used eventually for transport
Just a terminology check, I use "transport" in the "ssh" sense - it
provides a transparent and dumb pipe between the client and the
server.
To use rsync is not a matter of providing another transport: I think
CVS would have to be made significantly smarter internally to use
rsync properly.
> but the MD5 check is a very good first step.
Regards,
Mitch.
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