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Posted to ivy-user@ant.apache.org by Mi...@us.sogeti.com on 2010/04/28 00:29:33 UTC
CVS Resolver
I am looking to pitch Ivy for DM on a project; however, one of the obstacles I came across was getting an interface to install to and resolve from a CVS-based repository. Has anyone tried this before? I am looking for some direction and could not find much on the web.
We have looked at archiva and artifactory as a replacement option for a cvs repo, but we fear that it will hurt our position, where using the existing cvs setup would strengthen it.
We are using extssh for our connection to cvs and thought of potentially extending the ssh resolver for this purpose.
Sincerely,
Michael
RE: CVS Resolver
Posted by Mi...@us.sogeti.com.
It is related to both.
Conceptually, I would see the following. There would be a CVS resolve. The resolver would take the necessary credentials + the project name for the cvs repo. When I execute a resolve, it would make a call to CVS to retrieve each dependency artifact, then download it to the cache. I know this is possible as there are cvs web viewers out there that allow HTTP access to download from a project. For those with permissions to write to CVS, there would also be part of a script that would retrieve the dependencies from a user cache to somewhere on the user's file system, then execute an install from the file system to the cvs resolver. This part I am not sure could be done. Ill have to look more at how CVS and ssh could provide this.
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From: Michael Feinberg [mailto:Michael.Feinberg@convexitycapital.com]
Sent: Tue 4/27/2010 6:20 PM
To: ivy-user@ant.apache.org
Subject: RE: CVS Resolver
Michael,
We have written a repository resolver that pulls data out of the build
system (which acts as a repository) and it severed us well.
Is your question cvs- or resolver- related?
RE: CVS Resolver
Posted by Michael Feinberg <Mi...@convexitycapital.com>.
Michael,
We have written a repository resolver that pulls data out of the build
system (which acts as a repository) and it severed us well.
Is your question cvs- or resolver- related?
Re: CVS Resolver
Posted by Archie Cobbs <ar...@gmail.com>.
If space is an issue, you might consider an "artifact-less" repository using
the packager resolver, where the ivy.xml and packager.xml files are stored
in CVS but the actual artifacts are stored elsewhere on a separate server as
plain files.
-Archie
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:39 AM, <Mi...@us.sogeti.com> wrote:
> That is a good point on the size. They will not reach no more than 500MB
> across their projects initially; however, that could grow quite a bit.
>
> There are several reasons. The CVS server is existing, has all the user
> accounts setup, provides security/control over who can add to the repository
> and is being backed up nightly. Again, if I had my way, I would use Archiva
> or Artifactory, but I am concerned with pitching a process change that
> introduces another product with maintenance and support required.
>
> Mike
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Tim Brown [mailto:tpbrown@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tue 4/27/2010 6:13 PM
> To: ivy-user@ant.apache.org
> Subject: Re: CVS Resolver
>
>
>
> Haven't seen this before -- and I'd be wary of putting an Ivy repository
> into CVS.
>
> I can't speak for others, but we're generating a good 100GB of binaries
> with
> each release (yes, we're a really big stack). CVS' handling of binary
> files
> isn't great, and you're going to create a really large CVS repository
> quickly.
>
> Why do you want to put binaries into CVS?
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM, <Mi...@us.sogeti.com> wrote:
>
> > I am looking to pitch Ivy for DM on a project; however, one of the
> > obstacles I came across was getting an interface to install to and
> resolve
> > from a CVS-based repository. Has anyone tried this before? I am looking
> for
> > some direction and could not find much on the web.
> >
> > We have looked at archiva and artifactory as a replacement option for a
> cvs
> > repo, but we fear that it will hurt our position, where using the
> existing
> > cvs setup would strengthen it.
> >
> > We are using extssh for our connection to cvs and thought of potentially
> > extending the ssh resolver for this purpose.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
>
>
>
--
Archie L. Cobbs
RE: CVS Resolver
Posted by Mi...@us.sogeti.com.
That is a good point on the size. They will not reach no more than 500MB across their projects initially; however, that could grow quite a bit.
There are several reasons. The CVS server is existing, has all the user accounts setup, provides security/control over who can add to the repository and is being backed up nightly. Again, if I had my way, I would use Archiva or Artifactory, but I am concerned with pitching a process change that introduces another product with maintenance and support required.
Mike
________________________________
From: Tim Brown [mailto:tpbrown@gmail.com]
Sent: Tue 4/27/2010 6:13 PM
To: ivy-user@ant.apache.org
Subject: Re: CVS Resolver
Haven't seen this before -- and I'd be wary of putting an Ivy repository
into CVS.
I can't speak for others, but we're generating a good 100GB of binaries with
each release (yes, we're a really big stack). CVS' handling of binary files
isn't great, and you're going to create a really large CVS repository
quickly.
Why do you want to put binaries into CVS?
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM, <Mi...@us.sogeti.com> wrote:
> I am looking to pitch Ivy for DM on a project; however, one of the
> obstacles I came across was getting an interface to install to and resolve
> from a CVS-based repository. Has anyone tried this before? I am looking for
> some direction and could not find much on the web.
>
> We have looked at archiva and artifactory as a replacement option for a cvs
> repo, but we fear that it will hurt our position, where using the existing
> cvs setup would strengthen it.
>
> We are using extssh for our connection to cvs and thought of potentially
> extending the ssh resolver for this purpose.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael
>
>
Re: CVS Resolver
Posted by Tim Brown <tp...@gmail.com>.
Haven't seen this before -- and I'd be wary of putting an Ivy repository
into CVS.
I can't speak for others, but we're generating a good 100GB of binaries with
each release (yes, we're a really big stack). CVS' handling of binary files
isn't great, and you're going to create a really large CVS repository
quickly.
Why do you want to put binaries into CVS?
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM, <Mi...@us.sogeti.com> wrote:
> I am looking to pitch Ivy for DM on a project; however, one of the
> obstacles I came across was getting an interface to install to and resolve
> from a CVS-based repository. Has anyone tried this before? I am looking for
> some direction and could not find much on the web.
>
> We have looked at archiva and artifactory as a replacement option for a cvs
> repo, but we fear that it will hurt our position, where using the existing
> cvs setup would strengthen it.
>
> We are using extssh for our connection to cvs and thought of potentially
> extending the ssh resolver for this purpose.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael
>
>