Messages in this thread | | | From | Greaves Tristan TM <> | Subject | RE: The history of the Linux OS | Date | Wed, 25 Nov 1998 15:11:13 -0000 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH [mailto:allbery@kf8nh.apk.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 3:11 PM > To: lm@bitmover.com > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > Subject: Re: The history of the Linux OS
> [Complete Linux source CVS tree idea] > That implies that Bitkeeper can only be used for complete > trees. So we can't use it until we've found *all* the kernel revisions.
My solution to this whole escapade would be as follows. Be warned though, it's a bit of a hack.
1. Populate the tree with all the Linux kernel versions you have. In the correct order. So all the patch relationships and whatever are there correctly.
So now what happens when an intermediate version comes along?
Easy.
2. Destroy the CVS tree. Recreate it from scratch using the brand new set of sources you have. In order.
I don't think this would be hard to put togther. You'd obviously need to mirror all the sources on your system in "normal" form, and have some funky scripts to put them all into CVS again in order. Fairly simple.
Yes, it's a complete hack. But it will work. I think.
Tris.
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