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I have a module ready to +</I>><i> > be committed for that. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > This way : +</I>><i> > - we have backups ( until someone do a full real backup system, and +</I>><i> > so until we have fiona ) +</I>><i> > - someone compromissing the server cannot modify the svn ( as this is a copy ) +</I>><i> > - we will have local access to the data +</I>><i> > - full range of web interface ( and not just viewvc, even if I think it is fine ) +</I>><i> > - local access is faster than remote ( after testing viewvc ) +</I>><i> > - the svn server will not be loaded with web request while at the same time +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > The only issue is the bin-repos svn repository. I am not sure that it would be wise to +</I>><i> > mirror it on alamut. But we can decide to at least offer viewvc for adm, packages, and web ? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yes, it looks like a good idea. +</I>><i> Only issue would be that we can't see the latest commits immediately. +</I>><i> But if we mirror often, it should be ok. +</I> +Depend if the sync is push or pull. +Ie, we can use ssh::auth to generate keys to push and run a snvmirror sync on commit. +For the moment, I have done it with cron ( safer from my pov ), but we can change +later if needed. + +><i> Now we need to find a vhost name for the web interface ? svnweb.mageia.org ? +</I> +That seems a call for bikeshedding :p +Shouldn't we first decide the software to use ? +So far there is ( on top of my head ) : +- viewvc +- websvn + +Viewvc do requires a patch to handle big repositories, was what we used +at mdv. It requires mysql db for searching the repository ( but +we can disable it, or port to postgresql if we have time ), and a +backport for fastcgi support. + +I didn't look much at Websvn, except that it requires to run svn on the +commandline. While this sound like bad idea for +performance reasons, it is also a php web application, so this could +conflict with sushosin, or similar protection system. I do not +know how it handle big repositories, nor the exact requirements except +"php". + +Anyone who want to work and compare both in term of useful +features ? + +( I would favor viewvc, but I am biased toward my tutelar language. ) + +-- +Michael Scherer +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="002141.html">[Mageia-sysadm] [810] split subversion-tools in its own class, to prepare for svn mirror +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="002143.html">[Mageia-sysadm] [810] split subversion-tools in its own class, to prepare for svn mirror +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#2145">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#2145">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#2145">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#2145">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-sysadm">More information about the Mageia-sysadm +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |