On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 03:34:14PM -0600, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > Hi all,
hi there, > By default the cvs package places a repository in /var/lib/cvs. Great, > I'm using it. Now I want to provide a completely different CVS > repository to a workgroup here. Where should I put it? my guess for complete FHS compliance is to put it into /var/local to accord to the /usr/local rule for everything put into a local directory which is specific to your machine. /home may be right also, but is usually linked to existing users. > Can I put the new repositories in /var/local? What the heck is > /var/local for anyway? for variable data belonging and linked to /usr/local. here a snippet from FHS v2.2: 5.2 Requirements The following directories, or symbolic links to directories, are required in /var. "/var" local Variable data for /usr/local my bet is, to put it into /var/local/lib/cvs - regards, turrican -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]