X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 417 - /
Author: branden
Date: 2003-08-20 22:47:03 -0500 (Wed, 20 Aug 2003)
New Revision: 417
Modified:
README
Log:
README: updated to tell people about alternatives to ViewCVS for public
view of the repository
Modified: README
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--- README 2003-08-21 00:34:27 UTC (rev 416)
+++ README 2003-08-21 03:47:03 UTC (rev 417)
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README for Debian X Strike Force Subversion repository
======================================================
+Browsing the available resources
+--------------------------------
+
+Unfortunately, direct web browser access to the Subversion repository is only
+available with Apache 2.x, which I am not running on the repository host.
+
+Use of the "svn" repository access method (used by the svn command itself) is
+restricted to people with commit rights to the repository, since Subversion has
+no concept of read-only access at that level.
+
+However, a number of alternative means of viewing the ongoing development
+process are available. These alternative means all reside at the following URL:
+
+ http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xfree86/
+
+ 1) daily snapshot tar archives
+
+ Every day, tar archives of the "interesting" branches of the repository are
+ produced and stored at the above URL with a name in the following format:
+
+ BRANCH-debian-YYYY.MM.DD.tar.gz
+
+ where BRANCH can be, e.g., "branches-4.3.0-sid" or "trunk", and YYYY, MM,
+ and DD are the date the archive was created.
+
+ The archives are preserved for 30 days, and then deleted.
+
+ 2) daily snapshot exports
+
+ Every day, an export of the "interesting" branches of the repository are
+ made available in a subdirectory of the above URL with a name in the
+ following format:
+
+ BRANCH-debian-YYYY.MM.DD
+
+ where BRANCH can be, e.g., "branches-4.3.0-sid" or "trunk", and YYYY, MM,
+ and DD are the date the archive was created.
+
+ 3) daily repository dumps
+
+ Every day, a full dump of the Subversion repository is made available at
+ the above URL with a name in the following format:
+
+ svn-repo-dump.YYYY.MM.DD
+
+ where YYYY, MM, and DD are the date the dump was made.
+
Notes on using ViewCVS
----------------------
+ViewCVS is frequently broken entirely. The Debian package maintainer appears to
+have lost his enthusiasm for maintining the "snapshot edition" of this package.
+For alternative ways of browsing the repository, see the preceding section.
+
ViewCVS's support for Subversion repositories is still alpha quality. You
may encounter some problems.
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