On 18-01-2008 01:21:21 -0800, Robin H. Johnson wrote: > > If a transition period would be available, I could make Portage > > alarm users to fix the SYNC variable to reflect the new URL. I also > > need to add/fix/change Portage's support for this new URL scheme. > You're syncing directly from overlays SVN-HTTP? I hope not with the sync > frequency of some of the other users out there.
I have no other option, do I? I requested rsync in some bug a while ago with one of the reasons to reduce overlays' load. > As you support SVN already, you should just need to change the URL > (since you are just handing it to SVN), and run svn switch. But ok, I'll > give you 30 days for /repositories/alt/ once the new overlays box has > SVN. (Combined with a suitably large warning in the SVN browse view). The problem is that emerge --sync obfuscates that SVN is being used underneath. Some (most?) users will not have a clue they are using SVN. > As a migration help, I have enabled the svn:// protocol on the old > overlays box, so you can make a start on getting your users converted. > svn://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/alt/ Thanks, I'll priorise on that to get it rolling. Thanks a lot! -- Fabian Groffen Gentoo on a different level -- gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
