Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 10:42:51 -0500 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Hetzels@aol.com Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: CVSup release identity Message-ID: <l03110703b05d6067a0a9@[208.2.87.4]> In-Reply-To: <971005091458_-826790286@emout05.mail.aol.com>
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At 8:14 AM -0500 10/5/97, Hetzels@aol.com wrote: >We are having a discussion in STABLE about how best to track each persons >position in CVS, & CTM. Basically, We would like to be able to do a > >uname -r > >which will result in the message: > >FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE-AB > >or > >FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE (0360) I think that this is a very good idea. I would delete the "-STABLE" portion of the label. "FreeBSD 2.2 (0360)" conveys the same info, is shorter and eliminates some of the confusion. For the RELEASES, I would use "FreeBSD 2.2.0", "FreeBSD 2.2.5", etc. >I suggested using the .ctm_status file as a permant part of the source tree, >because it does produce a # every so often during the day. Being partial to ctm, I like this also. However, that would require that the various distribution schemes take their "feed" from the ctm stream. Sascha is already running a cvsup server in this mode and the others could do likewise. Alternatively, a distribution ID could be attached at an earlier "choke point" in the distribution stream. I believe that, except for those who have commit privledges to the master cvs tree, the rest of us get a feed that is derived from a periodic snapshot of the master tree. I think that the ID should be inserted at that point. Since I suspect that this is done many times a day, the ID might need to be derived from the time of the transfer. >Could you please advise on how often the CTM deltas are created? The master ctm generator runs every 8 hours. On each cycle, it generates an update for the cvs tree and a source distribution. The present schedule alternates between "current" and "2.2". As a result, each of those get checked every 16 hours. (1.5 times per day). The "2.1" distribution gets one slot on Sunday. However, you must remember that a delta is not generated unless there is a change. As a result, there are occasions where no delta is generated and the sequence number is deferred to a later run. Times per week -- Distribution 21 cvs 10 2.2, current, ports 1 2.1 >>Is there a cron job that checks the sources for changes since the last CTM >> update, and if there is a change, create a new .ctm_status file, and roll >> a CTM delta. Yes. >> How often does such a job check the source tree? (Every couple of Hours?) See above. Richard Wackerbarth
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