Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Apr 2003 11:58:30 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: BK->CVS, kernel.bkbits.net |
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2003, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > Ben Collins wrote: > >I hate asking this on top of the work you already provide, but would it > >be possible to allow rsync access to the repo itself? I have atleast 6 > >computers on my LAN where I keep source trees (2.4 and 2.5), and it > >would be much less b/w on my metered T1 and on your link aswell if I > >could rsync one main "mirror" of the cvs repo and then point all my > >machines at it. > > > There is a better tool (for this particular task), called "cvsup". It > does a wonderful job of keeping cvs repositories in synch. I realize I > just asked for a THIRD tool, so it should only go in if the admins are > willing to take care of it. > > The idea is that it uses the full duplexity of the channel to get client ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > side information about the repository on that end while downloading > changes, thus increasing the effective bandwidth. It only falls back to
What does this mean for asymmetric links (ADSL or cable)?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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