>--- Forwarded mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I setup a CVS server (version 1.10.6) a while back, and I now have the need >to share some files between projects. >The files are test data that does not change between projects, so I do not >want to duplicate it in the repository. >Previously, I used VSS' sharing mechanism to accomplish this. Although it >doesn't seem to be documented much >anywhere, from my searches on the web, I have found references to symbolic >links being supported in CVS version >version 1.10 and above. I ran some small experiments with symbolic links, >and they seem to share the files like I want. >However, I'm wondering if anyone on this list has more experience in this >area and can point out any pitfalls with using >them. Also, if using symbolic links is too "dangerous," is there a better >and reasonably easy way to accomplish file >sharing in CVS.
If you can partition the test data from the rest of the source code, it's better to use the modules database for this type of sharing. >--- End of forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
