Re: RPM build "stuff" in the CVS tree

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 17:26 5-2-2001 -0600, Russell Cattelan wrote:
> Quite a few people commented on the large download size the XFS
>
> cvs tree.
>
> Much of this has to do with the inclusion of the SOURCES directory,
>
> which is only relevant to rpm builds.
>
> Since rpm builds have very little to do with with development
>
> it is probably best this directory be dropped.
>
> This will significantly reduce the patch size and reduce cvs
>
> update times.
>
> If anybody actually wants this stuff let me know and
> I will export it via a different mechanism, otherwise

rsync anyone? it supports incremental transfer, multiple login procedures 
and compression. It's free and available on most samba mirrors.

It also works great for updating websites (a large website I may note)
If only a time stamp changes, it would not result in downloading the entire 
file.

> expect these following directories to be dropped from
>
> the cvs trees.
>
> SCRIPTS/
>
> SOURCES/
>
> SPECS/
>
> and the top level Makefile.

Bye

--
Seth
Has anybody seen my lightbulb?
I _really_ need some light here.