[cvsnt] Re: Proposed CVSNT Setup - Looking for Feedback

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> 1) Is the server spec'd appropriately for the intended

The server looks powerful enough,  specs depends heavily on how much it 
is used and the amount of data stored.

> 4) Of specific concern, can I propose a Linux
> Server/Winxp client split as shown above and have
> those tools play together well?

Yes.

> 5) Am I correct that one should limit the activities

Yes. The CVS machine should be fairly stable, because it stores your 
company "assets". A dedicated machine is better. It's ok to use the same 
machine for bug tracking and VCS related activities (depending on load, 
of course). Think it as a "vault" for your sources and related data.

> 6) How do others handle builds? Do all builds occur on
> client machines? Do some make use of build servers? In

It's up to you and your "process". A build machine assures a stable 
build configuration, available all time.

> 7) If builds occur on client machines, does that mean
> in order to use "make", everyone has Cygwin installed
> on all of their PCs?

There are different flavours of make. MS VC++ comes with NMAKE, for 
example, mingw32 comes with a make utility which should not require 
Cygwin. Of course, if you need a tool that requires Cygwin, you have to 
install it :)

   Luigi Sandon