[darcs-users] How to synchronize darcs repositories via an FTP site?

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Sat Sep 3 05:02:26 UTC 2005


>>>>> "Marnix" == Marnix Klooster <marnix.klooster at gmail.com> writes:

    Marnix> I have two computers, "work" and "home", and I use both to
    Marnix> work on several small projects:

I would define "small" as "the repository [== all branches] fits
comfortably on a memory stick".  I would work cd'd to the memory stick
and keep mirrors (eg, rsync) on each computer as backup.

    Marnix> Wait, I just now see the suggestion in the manual to use
    Marnix> patch bundles (send/apply).  Perhaps I can use the FTP
    Marnix> site to communicate patch bundles?

This wouldn't work well for me (although Darcs would probably save me
in the end), because I'd push bundles and forget to pull them all the
time.  Of course, using Darcs means you rarely have to give up just
because you've pulled patches out of order, but your repositories will
require discipline to keep them in sync.

YMMV, of course, but for that reason I personally would strongly lean
to the repo-on-a-stick approach.


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