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How can I use CVSup to mirror changes in both directions between two CVS repositories?

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How can I use CVSup to mirror changes in both directions between two CVS repositories?

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I’m sorry, but CVSup is the wrong tool for that. CVSup is designed for unidirectional mirroring only. If you try to use it bidirectionally, you will encounter some difficult problems. For example, if conflicting changes are committed to a file, how shall the conflicts be resolved? There may be an ad hoc solution that fits your particular situation, but you will have to discover it on your own. However, there is a modified and extended version of CVSup available in DCVS (Distributed Concurrent Versions System) that will enable you to setup a network of DCVS servers (using the extended CVSup version), each serving only dedicated ranges of revision numbers which correspond to certain lines of development (CVS branches). See the next answer for details. • What other tools are available for bidirectional mirroring of CVS repositories? It is not possible to mirror CVS repositories bidirectionally without special provisions for protection and uniqueness of elements. There is a project called

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