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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Server Test 23
- To: Robert Collins <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Server Test 23
- From: Alexander Gottwald <Alexander dot Gottwald at informatik dot tu-chemnitz dot de>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 00:36:32 +0200 (MEST)
- Cc: Alexander Gottwald <Alexander dot Gottwald at informatik dot tu-chemnitz dot de>, Harold Hunt <huntharo at msu dot edu>, "'Cygx (E-mail)'" <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Robert Collins wrote:
> > >
> > > You must have missed the corresponding patch to
> xc/config/cf/server.tmpl
> > > that added:
> > > OS_DEFINES = ServerOSDefines
> >
> > Doing a cvs checkout on a 64k line is not the best idea :)
>
> Works fine for me here - 56Kb line at home. (I use -z4, and on servers
> that allow it -z9). Mind you, why are you checking out? - You've already
> got the source, just do updates.
>
some weeks ago i tried update, after 2 hours I stopped it.
update causes the same traffic. cvs sends the whole file to the server and
receives the diff.
> > Anyway, I think I have to get a cvs update - even if it takes some
> > weeks :). Damned CVS protocol.
>
> You shouldn't have any difficulty. Even though X is a big tree cvs
> shouldn't barf or run particularly slow. It's good practice to update
> your working directory before making any patches.
Maybe this week, lets see.
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