Re: [Gnu-arch-users] failed inode signature validation...

[Aaron Bentley]

Martin Rubey wrote:

> ...At home I have a slow modem connection, at work highspeed. Since Axiom
> is large, changesets however not that much, I thought I'd copy the current tree
> on a CD, bring it home, and continue using Arch at home then.
>
> Of course, this doesn't work (see Subject...)
>
> Any workarounds?

Delete your pristine trees.  They'll be recreated automatically, when 
needed.

However, that's not really the right solution.

When Arch was being designed, Tom Lord was a dialup user, and so Arch 
works quite well with modems.

What you do is set up a local mirror of your work archive.  Arch has 
commands for this built in.  See "Creating Local Mirrors..." here:
http://regexps.srparish.net/www/tutorial/html/shared-and-public-archives.html

As you say, changesets are small, and since mirroring just copies 
changesets, it's quite feasible to do it on dialup.

Your local mirror will be readonly.  To commit, you'll need a home 
archive, which you can mirror to work.  star-merge should work nicely as 
a way to move changes between your work branch and your home branch.

You should also consider setting up revision libraries instead of using 
pristrines.  They're faster to use and less of a hassle once set up. 
See here:

http://regexps.srparish.net/www/tutorial/html/revision-libraries.html

Aaron

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Aaron Bentley
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