Re: [boost] IMPORTANT: CVS Root Change

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-15 12:29:35

Martin Wille wrote:
> David Abrahams wrote:
>> When SourceForge repaired CVS most recently, they also changed the
>> server names. Yes, this also happened in 2004:
>>
>>   in 2004: cvs.<project>.(sourceforge|sf).net -> cvs.(sourceforge|sf).net
>>
>>   in 2006: cvs.(sourceforge|sf).net -> <project>.cvs.(sourceforge|sf).net
>>
>> If you have Unix tools available, the following at the root of your
>> working copy will reset the server identity:
>>
>>    find /projects/boost-cvs -name Root -exec sed -i -e \
>>    s/cvs[.]s.*[.]net/boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/ \{} \;
> 
> This is not the first time SF changes the host :/

s/host/hosts/.

In fairness:
Such changes are unavoidable when dealing with hundreds of thousands
of projects / repositories.

Regards,
                Stefan