Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:41:11PM -0800, Gruessle said > > From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > > > apt-cache show arch says loo

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:08:08PM -0800, Nunya said > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > apt-cache show arch says look for larch Arch is the name for the...concept, sort o

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 09:11:02AM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. > My question is what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? Regarding keeping a log book - I would highly recommend buying a real, physical notebook and keeping notes ab

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 at 17:11 GMT, Gruessle penned: > > > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. My question is > what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? Assuming you mean "what *is* RCS?" ... RCS is "Revision Control System". It's a tool that lets you track changes

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Nunya
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:41:11PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > > > apt-cache show arch says l

RE: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Gruessle
> From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > > what is the arch you are taking about? > > apt-cache show arch says look for larch > apt-cache show larch says you should really use tla > >

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Nunya
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:06:52PM -0800, Gruessle wrote: > > arch comes up as "print machine architecture" > what is the arch you are taking about? apt-cache show arch says look for larch apt-cache show larch says you should really use tla so I guess you should read apt-cache show tla -- To

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Mark Ferlatte
Rob Weir said on Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 08:59:55AM +1100: > I've started keeping my various /etc's in Arch, and it's working out > quite well. Arch versions both the symlinks in there and the file > permissions, as well as file changes/moves/deletions/etc. Not the file > *ownership*, however, so I'

RE: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Gruessle
> From: Rob Weir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 03:17:27PM -0500, David Z Maze said > > "Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Make a backup copy of the system files you touch. Better > still, use RCS; > > > > Install the rcs package, then read rcsintro(1). (Again, > th

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 03:17:27PM -0500, David Z Maze said > "Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Make a backup copy of the system files you touch. Better still, use RCS; > > Install the rcs package, then read rcsintro(1). (Again, though, this > is something I don't generally do, though I

Re: Logbook - RCS

2003-12-17 Thread David Z Maze
"Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I found following in the "Configuration HOWTO" manual. > My question is what software do U use as Logbook and what in RCS? > > 2.2. Start the Logbook! > To keep your installation in shape, it's essential that you know exactly > what happened to your machine