Re: using rsync to create local repository

[PAUL GILLIAM <pgilliam@us.ibm.com>]

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On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 15:55 -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 12:53:40PM -0800, PAUL GILLIAM wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 14:07 -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 10:56:28AM -0800, PAUL GILLIAM wrote:
> > > > I tried a similar thing and it seemed to work:
> > > > 
> > > > rsync --archive --delete --compress --progress \
> > > >       --exclude '#cvs.*' --exclude 'CVSROOT/config' \
> > > >       --exclude 'CVSROOT/history' --exclude 'CVSROOT/updatelog' \
> > > >       rsync://sources.redhat.com/gdb-cvs /home/pgilliam/gdb/gdb-cvs
> > > 
> > > Wrong repository.  You want src-cvs, not gdb-cvs, which only has the
> > > web pages in it.
> > > 
> > Ahhh.  That would explain it.
> > 
> > Would it be useful for me to submit a patch that would add this
> > information to one of those web pages?
> 
> I suppose.
> 

Daniel, please try to restrain your enthusiasm 8-)

I have attached the patch, OK to commit?

-=# Paul #=-

PS:  It looks like there is no ChangeLog for the web pages, so I did not
include an entry for one.

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+<li><b>CVS via rsync</b> (rarely used):<p>
+
+Under rare circumstances, it is desirable to maintain a local copy of
+the complete CVS repository.  Anonymous <code>rsync</code> access has
+been is available for that purpose.  Here is how to get a copy of the
+repository, or to synchronize an existing one:
+
+<pre>
+rsync --archive --delete --compress rsync://sources.redhat.com/src-cvs src-cvs </pre> 
+
+You can get <code>rsync</code> or learn more about it from its home page:
+<a href:"http://rsync.samba.org"> rsync.samba.org</a>
+
+<p>
+
 <li><b>FTP</b>:<p>
 
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