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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by pl...@lanminds.com on 2002/10/30 14:10:11 UTC

svn equiv of cvs alias?

Hi all,

I'm still working on my homedir under svn problem (between narrowly 
avoiding the layoff axe and moving our lab to a new location, I 
haven't had much "play" time :)

The original article I read which inspired me to attempt this under 
svn actually used CVS.  The author mentioned using CVS Modules which 
led me down the wrong track with svn:externals last week.  On closer 
re-reading of the article, it appears he used CVS Aliases in the 
*modules* file, like this:

	pll -u cvsfix -o cvsfix pll-cvs/home &src &doc &html &lib &bin &mail
	pllbin -u cvsfix -o cvsfix pll-cvs/home &bin

Is there something analagous to this construct in svn?

If not, would it make sense to create separate svn repos for each 
major subdir, with essentially nothing under the top-level homedir 
repo, yet attach an svn:externals list to the main top-level dir such 
that when it gets checked out, it then pulls in the other repos?

Thanks,
-- 

Seeya,
Paul
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   but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away.

	 If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!



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Re: svn equiv of cvs alias?

Posted by Paul Lussier <pl...@lanminds.com>.
In a message dated: 30 Oct 2002 14:18:20 CST
Karl Fogel said:

>pll@lanminds.com writes:
>> major subdir, with essentially nothing under the top-level homedir 
>> repo, yet attach an svn:externals list to the main top-level dir such 
>> that when it gets checked out, it then pulls in the other repos?
>
>Yes, I think that's the strategy you probably want.

I knew you were going to say that :)

Are aliases a CVS feature planned for the future of svn?  Or are they 
considered a "bad idea" which will never be implemented?

>(Brian Fitzpatrick may be doing something like this with the
>svnbook.red-bean.com web site, too).

Hmmm, okay.  Brian, is this what you're doing?

-- 

Seeya,
Paul
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   but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away.

	 If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!



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Re: svn equiv of cvs alias?

Posted by Paul Lussier <pl...@lanminds.com>.
In a message dated: 30 Oct 2002 14:18:20 CST
Karl Fogel said:

>pll@lanminds.com writes:
>> major subdir, with essentially nothing under the top-level homedir 
>> repo, yet attach an svn:externals list to the main top-level dir such 
>> that when it gets checked out, it then pulls in the other repos?
>
>Yes, I think that's the strategy you probably want.

I knew you were going to say that :)

Are aliases a CVS feature planned for the future of svn?  Or are they 
considered a "bad idea" which will never be implemented?

>(Brian Fitzpatrick may be doing something like this with the
>svnbook.red-bean.com web site, too).

Hmmm, okay.  Brian, is this what you're doing?

-- 

Seeya,
Paul
--
	It may look like I'm just sitting here doing nothing,
   but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away.

	 If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!



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Re: svn equiv of cvs alias?

Posted by Karl Fogel <kf...@newton.ch.collab.net>.
pll@lanminds.com writes:
> major subdir, with essentially nothing under the top-level homedir 
> repo, yet attach an svn:externals list to the main top-level dir such 
> that when it gets checked out, it then pulls in the other repos?

Yes, I think that's the strategy you probably want.  (Brian
Fitzpatrick may be doing something like this with the
svnbook.red-bean.com web site, too).

-K


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