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| author | Matthew Ogilvie <mmogilvi_git@miniinfo.net> | 2008-07-04 22:43:41 -0600 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-07-05 17:42:16 -0700 |
| commit | a41a32bf1ce74f3be5c1ab398db1a93b89e6a99e (patch) | |
| tree | be09b31f54da0425dfa341b7bdd3a737697b39c7 /Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt | |
| parent | 2b2da6846370978123935258890a059167dc73bd (diff) | |
| download | git-a41a32bf1ce74f3be5c1ab398db1a93b89e6a99e.tar.gz | |
Documentation cvs: Clarify when a bare repository is needed
New users sometimes import a project and then immediately
try to use the imported repository as a central shared repository.
This provides pointers about setting up a bare repository for that
in the parts of the documentation dealing with CVS migration.
Signed-off-by: Matthew Ogilvie <mmogilvi_git@miniinfo.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt index 1db3f52945..0325d6759d 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt @@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ work, you must not modify the imported branches; instead, create new branches for your own changes, and merge in the imported branches as necessary. +If you want a shared repository, you will need to make a bare clone +of the imported directory, as described above. Then treat the imported +directory as another development clone for purposes of merging +incremental imports. + Advanced Shared Repository Management ------------------------------------- |