[ Jim Pingle wrote on Fri 24.Aug'12 at 23:07:30 -0400 ] > On 8/23/2012 11:43 AM, Ian Lepore wrote: > > On Thu, 2012-08-23 at 11:17 -0400, Ken Menzel wrote: > >> > >> I found two good primers: > >> http://mebsd.com/configure-freebsd-servers/update-freebsd-source-tree-using-subversion-svn.html > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/committers-guide/article.html#SUBVERSION-PRIMER > >> > >> The second primer in the committer handbook seems to indicate that it > >> is difficult to run an SVN mirror. This appears to me to be the > >> biggest drawback. I have been using CVS and perforce for years, but > >> subversion is new to me. > > > > It may be difficult to run an svn mirror that allows you to commit > > locally and get those changes back to the project, but running a > > read-only mirror is trivial. The script I run nightly from cron to sync > > my local mirror is: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > # svnsync to pull in changes from FreeBSD to my local mirror. > > # > > svnsync sync file:///local/vc/svn/base > > > > I can't remember how I initially created and populated the mirror, but > > it's likely I grabbed a snapshot of the mirror at work and brought it > > home on a thumb drive (just to avoid initial network DL time). > > I spent a little time today setting up an SVN mirror after reading this > thread and wrote up a how-to for those looking to do the same. > > http://www.pingle.org/2012/08/24/freebsd-svn-mirror > > Comments/Flames/Corrections welcome...
That's cool Jim. Certainly provides a clear explanation and simple steps. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
