Re: [PATCH] Allow passing of an alternative CVSROOT via -d.

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 19, 2007, 11:10 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0702191209200.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <45D934CC.6080707@catalyst.net.nz>

Hi,

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Martin Langhoff wrote:

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> Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
> > This is necessary if using CVS in an asymmetric fashion, i.e. when the 
> > CVSROOT you are checking out from differs from the CVSROOT you have to 
> > commit to.
> 
> I guess you have an anon checkout and then use CVSROOT at commit time to 
> switch to cvs-over-ssh perhaps even on a different server. 
> In-te-rest-ing.

It was kind of common operation when SourceForge had immense problems with SSH checkout, but the anonymous services were up-and-running.

I am still worried why "CVSROOT=bla git cvsexportcommit ..." does not run as expected, though.

Ciao, Dscho