Re: <new member> Problem with huge files/folders in CVS

[Mark D. Baushke]

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<address@hidden> writes:

> It seems CVS uses the /tmp folder to store the uploaded files
> intermediately.  When I tried to do Import of a huge folder the size of
> my / partition got filled and no one else in my group could continue
> using CVS till I removed the CVS information in the /tmp/cvs-servnnnn
> folders.  
> 
> Is there a way to have CVS use any other folder for the above? 

Yes.

> I would like to configure some other partition with more space for
> this.

./configure --help
...
  --with-tmpdir           The temporary directory CVS should use as a default
                          (default autoselects)
...

So, if you use

  ./configure --with-tmpdir=/path/to/some/other/tmp/directory

you should get what you want (provided the path makes sense on your
box).

        -- Mark
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