Andrew Beekhof wrote:
> On 8/22/06, Alan Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Andrew Beekhof wrote:
>> > On 8/21/06, Andrew Beekhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> After spending much of the weekend massaging the CVS extract, I can
>> now
>> >> report the conversion to Mercurial is complete.
>> >> The conversion contains everything currently in CVS (see below for
>> >> details)
>> >> and the results are now available at http://hg.beekhof.net
>> >
>> > One other thing I forgot to point out is that Hg supports RSS.
>> >
>> > Try pointing your favorite news reader at:
>> > http://hg.beekhof.net/lha/crm-dev?cmd=changelog;style=rss (for
>> > example) to keep up with the latest changes.
>> >
>> >> My intention now is to cease all CVS commits and use Hg
>> exclusively. A
>> >> "best practices" document will also be circulated shortly.
>> >> Importing of "late" CVS commits will be done on request but will
>> >> require the
>> >> shipment of large quantities of pizza and/or belgian beer.
>> >>
>> >> Useful links:
>> >> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/Mercurial
>> >> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/CvsConcepts
>> >> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/CvsCommands
>> >> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/Tutorial
>>
>> What's next to getting us into official use of Hg?
>
> That really depends on what whether you want to follow a pull or push
> methodology.
>
> If you want to pull our updates, then the core devs need a place to
> publish their repositories. This could either be centrally on
> tummy.com or individually like I've done with hg.beekhof.net
>
> This requires Hg, a shell account (for the updates) and a webserver
> (to make them available). Details on configuring the webserver can be
> found at:
> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/PublishingRepositories
> I chose the hgwebdir option.
>
> If you want us to push to a "master" repository, then you need to
> follow these links:
> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/SharedSSH
> http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/HgWebDirStepByStep
> and decide which method suits you best.
>
> Until any or all of this is set up, people can use Hg locally and either:
> a) wait for a central location to become available
> b) set up their own host to publish their repositories
> c) use "hg bundle" to send me updates to be applied to the heartbeat
> repository on hg.beekhof.net
>
> I'd really prefer people didnt commit to CVS because re-massaging the
> data and verifying the tags is a major PITA.
Sorry.
It's WAY too late for that.
Until we have a master repository, we'll continue using CVS - we have no
choice.
--
Alan Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me
claim from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William
Wilberforce
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