CVS updates?
On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 18:55:14 -0700, Brion Vibber wrote:
Is Gimp anonymous CVS on a delayed copy? I'm assuming so based on the
fact that I can't seem to get at the most recent commits through a cvs
up -dP or cvs log. If there's something in the developer FAQ which is
explicit about this, please point me to it so I can feel stupid. I did look!
Which anoncvs server are you using? The HACKING file suggests using
anoncvs.gimp.org instead of anoncvs.gnome.org. If you use the latter,
you will get one of the GNOME anoncvs servers are random, and the one
in Spain is known to be badly out of sync. Using anoncvs.gimp.org
ensures that you always get the same anoncvs server.
Anyway, regardless of which one you are using, you should usually
expect a delay of about half a day.
Also, the RSS changelog (http://wilber.gimp.org/~rss/gimp-cvs.rdf) has
links to the GNOME bonsai on cvs.gnome.org which are all dead links. The
only thing running on cvs.gnome.org seems to be viewcvs, which does at
least seem to be more up to date than anon cvs, and diffs can be dug out
of it.
Would it be possible to fix the RSS changelog to point at viewcvs, which
works, instead of bonsai, which doesn't?
Bonsai is supposed to be restored in the not-too-distant future. When
it works, it provides a richer set of functions than viewcvs. So
switching to viewcvs would only be a temporary solution. I don't know
if it is worth it. This depends very much on how long it will take
for tools like bonsai and lxr to be restored on cvs.gnome.org. I don't
have the answer to that question.
-Raphaël
