Proposed here with intent to TIP after we agree on the technical details. Most of the details are from Jeff Davis but the errors are all mine.
Abstract
The .LRN source code is maintained in a cvs repository distinct from the openacs repository. This is because of reasons that no longer apply. It imposes unnecessary costs on release management, adds an extra barrier to working on .LRN code, and contributes to the seperation between the two code bases. We should move all of the dotlrn packages into the main openacs cvs repository.
Current Situation
The OpenACS cvs repository is
openacs.org:/cvsroot
and the .LRN repository is
dotlrn.openacs.org:/dotlrn-cvsroot
Execution Plan
- merge /dotlrn-cvsroot-old/CVSROOT/modules into the normal
/cvsroot/modules file.
- make sure everyone in the dotlrn group is in the cvs group and update
the avail file so they have commit.
- create a script which would update the CVS/* files in an existing
dotlrn checkout to reference the new location.
find . -type f -name 'Root' | xargs perl -pi.bak -e 's/dotlrn-cvsroot/cvsroot/'
find . -type f -name 'Repository' | xargs perl -pi.bak -e 's/dotlrn.openacs.org/openacs.org/'
- Move the repository
#rename dotlrn-cvsroot so no one accidentally checks in to the deprecated location
mv /dotlrn-cvsroot /dotlrn-cvsroot-old
tar -czf dotlrn-cvs-bkp.tgz /dotlrn-cvsroot-old
chgrp -R cvs /dotlrn-cvsroot-old
mv /dotlrn-cvsroot-old/{modules} /cvsroot/openacs-4/packages
# (maybe we should put them in openacs-4/dotlrn/packages though...not
# sure), need to exclude the CVSROOT directory from mv.
