Re: Sourge Forge Repository Structure

[Mark E. Hamilton]

Paras jain wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> 1. Does this means that the --allow-root of /etc/xinetd.d/cvspserver is containing so many entries for so many repositories. 

Note that my experience is with SourceForge Enterprise Edition, not 
sourceforge.net. The structures may be different, but probably not by much.

IAE, although there are multiple separate repositories, they all share 
the same root directory, /sourceforge/cvsroot or /cvsroot (which is a 
symlink to /sourceforge/cvsroot.) Only these two directories are in the 
cvspserver file.

> 2. Whenever they made a new repository they edit /etc/xinetd.d/cvspserver or is 
> there any automated way of doing this.

Not needed. See #1 above.


> 3. Will making hundreds of groups and users in LINUX creates any problem?

UNIX/LINUX is perfectly capable of handlng tens-of-thousands of users 
and groups (probably even millions, but I'd hate to have to manage a 
system like that. ;) ) The only issues are those that always come with a 
large UNIX/LINUX system; managing user accounts, storage, and backups, 
and these are all people and resources issues, not technical issues.

> Regards
> Jain Pars
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark E. Hamilton [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:47 PM
> To: Paras jain
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Sourge Forge Repository Structure
>
> Paras jain wrote:
>
> > Dear List,
> >   Source Forge is probably the largest user of CVS, Does any body have idea 
> > that :
> > a) whether Source Forge maintain different repositories for different projects 
> > or single repository containing several projects?
>
>
> SourceForge uses a different repository (and different UNIX group id) 
> for each project. However, nothing prevents a project admin from hosting 
> multiple products in a single repository/project.
>
>
> > b) What are the Unstable and Stable revisions are they resides in different 
> > repositories or in a single repository using branching?
>
>
> The branching methodology is up to each project admin(s). However, if 
> they're using CVS correctly the stable and development revisions should 
> reside in the same repository, with the Stable revision(s) tagged and 
> branched.


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