On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 3:05 AM, 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 >
cvsync + git-cvs Both are available as packages. ciao, David
