Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 19:46:11 -0600 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/ports/ too big? Message-ID: <00021020011700.00825@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20000210185906.A13279@futuresouth.com> References: <200002102358.PAA03763@mina.sr.hp.com> <00021018491700.00777@localhost.localdomain> <20000210185906.A13279@futuresouth.com>
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > Well, OK then, your requirements need the CVS tree. Deal with it. I don't (often) need the WHOLE breath and depth of the CVS tree. I do often need various parts of the RECENT portion of the tree and I have CD archives available if/when I need anything more dated. >>I see no reason for the world-wide community to be FORCED (see how CVS stores things) to keep the ENTIRE history online and on numerous development platforms. There has to be a better way to utilize resources. > Nobody's forcing you to keep the CVS tree. Yes, they (defacto) are. I need access to the recent history in order to deal with "bleeding edge" problems. What I don't need is all of the ancient history on line. > You only keep it if you need > it for some reason. So what you're saying is, 'I need the tree for XXX, > but I shouldn't be forced to have it'. If all you need to do is look at > a file's history once in a blue moon, what's wrong with the cvsweb > interface, or anon cvs, etc. For the "ancient" part, those are great. However, they don't address the greater detail that I need of "recent" history. > And for crying out loud, why have the entire repo on numerous > platforms!? I keep *1* copy of the repository on *1* machine, and just > access it from wherever I want onsite when I need it. What part of the > 'networking' concept this is all based around are you dismissing? I have one copy, you have one copy, he has one copy ... Replicated around the world. That's what I mean about the entire repo on numerous machines. I venture that the majority of the volume of most of those repo's is not used. The problem is "packaging". You have the choice "all or nothing". I would prefer to be able to keep (and eventually use transparently) a combination of up-to-date history on HD and ancient history on archive CD's or the net. -- Richard Wackerbarth rkw@Dataplex.NET To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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