Re: [RFC] Linux Kernel Subversion Howto

[Daniele Venzano]

On 03/feb/05, at 11:45, Stelian Pop wrote:

> > For now I'm keeping the latest stable 2.6 release of the files I need
> > in the svn repo, then when I need to sync with the rest of the world, 
> > I
> > get the latest -bk patch and see if there are some related changes. If
> > so, I create a new branch, apply the -bk patch (only the interesting
> > part) and then apply my modifications on top of that.
>
> With the 'full' svn solution you lose some storage space but you
> gain in time. The above steps are automatic and you don't have to
> bother looking at the changes, decide if it matters or not, etc.

Well, I just have found a way to download single diffs out of bkbits, 
so I can probably just interface with that. Remember, I have to track 
only two files.
Mine was the point of view of a small kernel worker, I maintain only 
one driver and I don't want to commit more resources to the task than 
what would be reasonable. The difference in storage space is measurable 
in several hundredth of megabytes, and that is a big gain on my poor 
resources.

However, that does not remove any value from your howto, that is both 
complete and useful.

--
Daniele Venzano
http://teg.homeunix.org

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