> >> If you remove the 'tag=.' part of the CVSup config file, you
> >> can pull down the complete CVS repository to your machine to
> >> manipulate as you want to...
> >>
> 1) Remote CVS is a resource pig, especially for large tree. It puts a
> large load on the server. I would guess the load is easily 10x larger
> for remote CVS vs CVSUP. cvs log/diff being local instead of over the
> internet is great for development especially with dialup lines to the
> Internet.
> 2) The ability to have a local copy of the 'official tree' allows for
> some possible ideas to work easier. If one is making local changes
> the 'official tree' could be done as vendor imports into a local tree
> allowing local changes not to be overwritten.
Would someone be interested in collecting CVSup information (at least
partly from the mhonarc archive)? We could/should have a chapter in the
Developer's Guide on this...
- Tom