pkgsrc/devel/cvsutils/DESCR

CVS utilities for use in working directories several utilities which are
used to facilitate working with the files in the working directory of a
developer using CVS.
Import cvsutils-0.2.5; package originally created by <pancake@phreaker.net>. CVS Utilities is a set of scripts that operate on working directories of CVS (Concurrent Versions System). Unlike some other version control systems, it's common for CVS repository to reside on a remote system. Unfortunately, the standard CVS client requires connection to the repository for almost all operations. This means that some operations are impossible when the repository is unreachable over the network, or when the network connection is slow compared to the size of the project. In fact, CVS keeps some data in the working directory that allows for some disconnected operations. In particular, no connection to the repository is required to identify locally modified files. But the CVS client cannot do it. This is the gap CVS Utilities aim to close. Admittedly, the insistence of the CVS client on repository connection can be justified in most cases. That's why CVS Utilities are not aiming to be a "better client". It's an extension to CVS client with limited capabilities but higher speed. (If someone was to write a better CVS client, it would probably keep base versions or their checksums somewhere, like Subversion does, but CVS Utilities use the same format of the working directory as the standard CVS client.) 2008-09-11 07:01:08 +02:00			`CVS utilities for use in working directories several utilities which are`
			`used to facilitate working with the files in the working directory of a`
			`developer using CVS.`