RE: using cvs to contol system files

[Hauke Fath]

Am 23.10.2002 um 19:05 Uhr -0400  schrub Greg A. Woods:
>  > RCS is simple to use and gives you version control with few commands to
> >  know.
>
> I concur 100%
>
> I have in the past devised procedures and processes to use CVS to manage
> system configurations (which ended up having to be much more complex
> than vi1pdqyo02 was proposing), but I would not do so ever again without
> using something like GNU Cfengine to do the work and then just use CVS
> to manage the cfengine inputs.

I use cvs for some system files/scripts that I use on several 
machines, but not with the target directory (/etc, /usr/local/sbin or 
whatever) as a sandbox. Instead, I add a Makefile so that a 'make 
install' places the file(s) with permissions set up properly.

The files carry a dire warning in the head that any local changes 
will be wiped out with the next update.

        hauke

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