Project profile double update

[Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org>]

I feel a bit ignorant, maybe I'm only dreaming, but is it possible to 
have the same /file/ be seen and updated in two different repositories 
with a link?

In this case a project descriptor can reside in the project CVS and 
still show up and be modifiable from Gump CVS...

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Re: Project profile double update

[Conor MacNeill <co...@cortexebusiness.com.au>]

Sam Ruby wrote:
> 
> It *might* work... I'd want to experiment a bit before I was comfortable 
> with this idea.

Yes indeed, linking directories is different from linking files. My concern 
would be that a collision could occur because the CVS locks would be 
different. Hmmm, probably not a good idea at file level, after all.

Conor

Re: Project profile double update

[Sam Ruby <ru...@apache.org>]

Conor MacNeill wrote:
> Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote:
> 
>> I feel a bit ignorant, maybe I'm only dreaming, but is it possible to 
>> have the same /file/ be seen and updated in two different repositories 
>> with a link?
>>
>> In this case a project descriptor can reside in the project CVS and 
>> still show up and be modifiable from Gump CVS...
> 
> On the same CVS server, you mean? Maybe it is possible - Sam seems to be 
> doing it with jakarta-gump and jakarta-alexandria/proposal/gump :-)

It *might* work... I'd want to experiment a bit before I was comfortable 
with this idea.

As for symbolic link of jakarta-alexandria/proposal/gump to 
jakarta-gump, yes it does provide a sort of proof of concept on the 
idea.  I did that on a lark as I still have machines updating from the 
old location.  After a brief transition period, I plan to shut this down.

The *only* downside I have seen to date is that the commit messages are 
routed based on which repository you checked the file out on.  This, 
IMHO, is quite acceptable.

- Sam Ruby

Re: Project profile double update

[Conor MacNeill <co...@cortexebusiness.com.au>]

Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote:
> 
> I feel a bit ignorant, maybe I'm only dreaming, but is it possible to 
> have the same /file/ be seen and updated in two different repositories 
> with a link?
> 
> In this case a project descriptor can reside in the project CVS and 
> still show up and be modifiable from Gump CVS...
> 

On the same CVS server, you mean? Maybe it is possible - Sam seems to be 
doing it with jakarta-gump and jakarta-alexandria/proposal/gump :-)

Conor