cvsync is what you're after. It's mentioned on www.openbsd.org. /Alexander
Jordan Earls <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello, > >I tried sending this to sup@, like the page suggested for this.. but >apparently that user doesn't exist anymore, so hopefully someone can >help >here. > >I've been looking at trying to convert the CVS repository to a git >repository. My goal with this is to allow for more people to easily >take a >glance at the source code of OpenBSD. However, converting a CVS >repository >of course requires pulling down every revision. I don't want to annoy a >CVS >mirror operator with using so much bandwidth, so I'd like a more direct >method. > >Also, I'm aware that git can't be used for submitting patches or >anything. >And I'm aware the revision history wouldn't be perfect due to inherit >differences between git and CVS. My goal isn't for a perfect conversion >or >anything. I just want for people to be able to easily play with the >source >code without spending hours pulling things down. > >If you could give me a way to download the bootstrapping files for >making >my own (private) CVS mirror, I could do this without burdening a public >mirror operator with wasted bandwidth. > >Thanks, >Jordan
